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Stalking—perceptions and attitudes amongst helping professions. An EU cross‐national comparison

Year: 2005

Type: article

Abstract: This study examined recognition of and attitudes towards abnormal, persistent, unwanted attention, or stalking, in two professional groups closely involved in assisting the victims of this behaviour, i.e. police officers and general practitioners (GPs), in four European countries (Belgium, n = 185; UK, n = 118; Netherlands, n = 113; Italy, n = 100). Responses to standardized questions on systematically developed vignettes depicting various male‐on‐female stalking scenarios were examined in terms of responses to a questionnaire on stalking‐related attitudes. Hierarchical stepwise multiple regressions analyses revealed that country of citizenship, profession (GP or police officer), and in particular individual attitudinal variables made independent contributions in explaining stalking recognition and stalking perceptions. Clinical implications are discussed. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Source: Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy

DOI: 10.1002/cpp.451

Authors: Jan H. Kamphuis, Gian M. Galeazzi, Laura De Fazio, Paul M. G. Emmelkamp, Frank Farnham, Anne Groenen, David James, Geert Vervaeke

Institutions: University of Amsterdam, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, UCLouvain, KU Leuven

Language: English

Topic: Stalking, Cyberstalking, and Harassment

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W1985014684

FWCI: 0.919

Cites: 11

Cited by: 46

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