Citation

Fissel ER, Fisher BS, Nedelec JL. Crime Delinq. 2021; 67(12): 1935-1961.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2021, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0011128721989079

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The current study sought to explain cyberstalking perpetration using low self-control and moral disengagement frameworks. Self-report survey data collected from a Mechanical Turk sample of 1,500 young adults aged 18 to 25 years old revealed that approximately 22% of the sample had engaged in cyberstalking perpetration during their lifetime.

FINDINGS also generally supported the self-control and moral disengagement frameworks. Respondents with higher levels of low self-control were more likely to engage in cyberstalking perpetration, as were those respondents who had a higher moral disengagement score. The interaction between low self-control and moral disengagement, however, did not yield a significant effect.

Language: en

Keywords

cyberstalking; low self-control; Mechanical Turk; moral disengagement; perpetration