TY - JOUR
T1 - Statewide Estimates of Stalking Among High School Students in Kentucky
T2 - Demographic Profile and Sex Differences
AU - Fisher, Bonnie S.
AU - Coker, Ann L.
AU - Garcia, Lisandra S.
AU - Williams, Corrine M.
AU - Clear, Emily R.
AU - Cook-Craig, Patricia G.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2014.
PY - 2014/10/11
Y1 - 2014/10/11
N2 - This large, statewide sample from 26 high schools provided the first population-based estimates of stalking victimization and perpetration among adolescent females and males. Our stalking definition required that pursuing tactics occurred at least 3 times in the past 12 months and included being followed, spied on, or monitored; someone showed up or waited for you when you did not want them to; and receiving unwanted messages. Among 18,013 students, 16.5% disclosed being stalked and 5.3% stalking; 2.8% disclosed both stalking victimization and perpetration. A majority of students reported being most afraid of a former boyfriend or girlfriend as the stalker.
AB - This large, statewide sample from 26 high schools provided the first population-based estimates of stalking victimization and perpetration among adolescent females and males. Our stalking definition required that pursuing tactics occurred at least 3 times in the past 12 months and included being followed, spied on, or monitored; someone showed up or waited for you when you did not want them to; and receiving unwanted messages. Among 18,013 students, 16.5% disclosed being stalked and 5.3% stalking; 2.8% disclosed both stalking victimization and perpetration. A majority of students reported being most afraid of a former boyfriend or girlfriend as the stalker.
KW - adolescents
KW - high school
KW - perpetration
KW - stalking
KW - victimization
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U2 - 10.1177/1077801214551574
DO - 10.1177/1077801214551574
M3 - Article
C2 - 25267605
AN - SCOPUS:84908611924
SN - 1077-8012
VL - 20
SP - 1258
EP - 1279
JO - Violence Against Women
JF - Violence Against Women
IS - 10
ER -