The Influence of Prior Relationship, Gender, and Fear on the Consequences of Stalking Victimization

Lorraine Sheridan, Amy E. Lyndon

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    Abstract

    While the findings concerning whether victim gender is associated with greater stalking consequences are equivocal, the literature is consistent that a prior victim-stalker relationship increases the severity of stalking victimization. The current study hypothesised that 1) this relationship would predict the psychological, physical, social, and economic consequences to victims, and that 2) fear may serve as a mediator of the impact of victim gender and prior relationship on the consequences of stalking. An international survey of 1,214 valid self-defined stalking victims reveals victim gender contributed to the psychological and physical consequences of stalking beyond the contribution of victim-perpetrator relationship. A more important predictor of these consequences and of social and economic consequences was fear, with women reporting greater levels than men. © 2010 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)340-350
    Number of pages11
    JournalSex Roles
    Volume66
    Issue number5-6
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Mar 2012

    Keywords

    • Gender
    • Mental health
    • Physical health
    • Stalking

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