BACKGROUND There is a lack of community-based studies on prevalence rates of stalking and the impact of stalking on victims in European countries. AIMS To examine lifetime and point prevalence rates of stalking, behavioural and psychological consequences for victims, and the impact of stalking on current psychological well-being in a German community sample. METHOD A postal survey was condu...

This study investigated female experiences of physical violence during stalking by a former romantic partner. It aimed to identify factors that were predictive of such stalking violence. Two hundred and twenty female undergraduates who defined themselves as victims of stalking following the dissolution of a romantic relationship completed a short questionnaire. From their responses, 11 predicto...

BACKGROUND Stalking behaviour may find its roots in an individual's psychological development and culture-related factors that facilitate it. Psychiatric disorders may underlie some stalking cases, but no reports exist of the relationship of actual psychiatric status with the expression of stalking behaviour. CASE REPORT A 22-year-old adoptive woman perpetrated stalking towards her gynaecolog...

Findings of the article in this two-volume series on stalking are reviewed. Building on the findings of the National Violence Against Women Survey (Tjaden & Thoennes, 1998), this series of studies adds to the literature in defining and measuring stalking behaviors. Repeated stalking victimization is reported by up to 62% of young adults, although frequencies depend on the sample and the precise...

The prevalence of stalking is increasing and healthcare professionals are overrepresented among stalking victims. The most common motivations for stalking are patients' developing a romantic attachment, due to delusional beliefs (as in erotomania) or misplaced expectations (often by socially inept patients), and patients' developing a resentment for some supposed injury. Strategies to prevent v...

The Internet has revolutionized communication on a global level while creating a medium for stalking. Cyberstalking has emerged as a new form of stalking behavior. While 10 states have passed laws against electronic harassment, there has been great debate about whether electronic stalking constitutes criminal behavior or whether a perpetrator is entitled First Amendment protection. In the psych...

Abstract PDF 1355 K.Stalking and psychological abuse: Common factors and relationship-specific. Specific characteristics in the perpetration of stalking and psychological abuse.safety p 258, 30 stalking is now a crime in all 50 states and a federal offense in the. 16, 22 This psychology predicts certain defenses, emotions. 2001 The British Psychological Society. Lorraine Sheridan and Graham M. ...

Meta-analysis has emerged as the procedure of choice for empirically identifying the general determinants of crime. In 2004, Rosenfeld conducted the first meta-analysis of violence in stalking situations. In this study, we provide an updated quantitative analysis of the violent stalking literature. Working with a sample of 5,114 participants, our findings indicate that approximately 35% (n = 1,...

The current work reviews literature on the nature of stalking. Despite its nebulous nature and differing legal and clinical definitions of stalking, researchers and practitioners are referring to the same phenomenon. Stalking is chronic, consisting of a number of nuisance behaviors that appear consistent over countries and samples. Different categorizations of stalkers and their victims exist, ...

BACKGROUND False allegations of victimisation although uncommon are important to recognise. This paper examines those who falsely claim to have been the victims of stalking. AIMS To highlight the phenomenon of false victims of stalking. METHOD Twelve individuals who falsely claimed to be victims of stalking were compared with a group of 100 true stalking victims. RESULTS False stalking vi...