TY - JOUR PY - 2014// TI - Statewide estimates of stalking among high school students in Kentucky: demographic profile and sex differences JO - Violence against women A1 - Fisher, Bonnie Sue A1 - Coker, Ann L. A1 - Garcia, Lisandra S. A1 - Williams, Corrine M. A1 - Clear, Emily R. A1 - Cook-Craig, Patricia G. SP - 1258 EP - 1279 VL - 20 IS - 10 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.

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LA - en SN - 1077-8012 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1077801214551574 ID - ref1 ER -