Cyberstalking: Utilizing Newspaper Accounts to Establish Victimization Patterns

Autor:	Laura J. Moriarty, Kimberly Freiberger
Rok vydání:	2008
Předmět:	Typology Health (social science) Exploratory research Human factors and ergonomics Poison control Suicide prevention Pathology and Forensic Medicine Injury prevention Cyberstalking Psychology Law Social psychology Applied Psychology Stalking
Zdroj:	Victims & Offenders. 3:131-141
ISSN:	1556-4991 1556-4886
DOI:	10.1080/15564880801938169
Popis:	This manuscript reports the findings of an exploratory study that examines cyberstalking incidents as reported in newspapers in order to better understand victimization patterns. Several variables are examined including type and frequency of victimization (i.e., behaviors that constitute cyberstalking), the gender of the victim, and the relationship between the victim and the offender. An application of Roberts and Dziegielewski's (2006) stalking typology is employed to see how well this typology explains offender motive. Findings include that females are most likely to be the victims of cyberstalking while males are most likely to be the offenders. In most cases, the victim and offender do not have a prior relationship. Offender motive for cyberstalking differs from stalking; however, the stalking typology is a good fit for classifying cyberstalking offender motive.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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