Author Type

Graduate Student

Date of Award

2004

Document Type

Thesis

Publication Status

Version of Record

Submission Date

October 2026

Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]

Bjorklund, David F.

Abstract

Stepparents commit filicide at higher rates than do genetic parents. According to M. Daly and M. I. Wilson (1994), motivational differences generate differences in the methods by which stepparents and genetic parents kill a child. Using Canadian and British databases, Daly and Wilson (1994) found that stepfathers were more likely than genetic fathers to commit filicide by methods revealing feelings of bitterness and resentment not present to the same degree in genetic fathers. Genetic fathers, in contrast, were more likely than stepfathers to commit filicide by methods that often produce a quick and less painful death. Results replicate and extend previous research conducted by Daly and Wilson (1994). Discussion addresses stepparental psychology, limitations of the current study, and future directions for research and clinical application of this topic.

Extent

61 p.

Comments

Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2004.|Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2004.

Identifier

FADT13105

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