Statewide estimates of stalking among high school students in Kentucky: demographic profile and sex differences

Bonnie S Fisher; Ann L Coker; Lisandra S Garcia; Corrine M Williams; Emily R Clear; Patricia G Cook-Craig

doi:10.1177/1077801214551574

Statewide estimates of stalking among high school students in Kentucky: demographic profile and sex differences

Bonnie S Fisher, Ann L Coker, Lisandra S Garcia, Corrine M Williams, Emily R Clear, Patricia G Cook-Craig

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1258-79
Number of pages	22
Journal	Violence Against Women
Volume	20
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1077801214551574
State	Published - Oct 2014

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Keywords

Adolescent
Bullying/statistics & numerical data
Female
Humans
Kentucky/epidemiology
Male
Risk Factors
Stalking/epidemiology
Students
Surveys and Questionnaires

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Statewide estimates of stalking among high school students in Kentucky: demographic profile and sex differences

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