Latent profile approach to duration of stalking

Stalking behavior and victim-stalker relationship are often the principal known factors in a stalking case. Thus, they are of great importance when trying to identify factors contributing to stalking duration. The present study aims to identify distinct subgroups of stalking victims based on measure...

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Main Authors: Björklund, K., Häkkänen-Nyholm, H., Sheridan, Lorraine, Roberts, K., Tolvanen, A.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Blackwell Publishing 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/16497
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author Björklund, K.
Häkkänen-Nyholm, H.
Sheridan, Lorraine
Roberts, K.
Tolvanen, A.
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description Stalking behavior and victim-stalker relationship are often the principal known factors in a stalking case. Thus, they are of great importance when trying to identify factors contributing to stalking duration. The present study aims to identify distinct subgroups of stalking victims based on measures of behavioral stalking dimensions. These victim subgroups, stalking dimensions, and victim-stalker relationship are examined in relation to stalking duration. Using a sample of 137 university students, latent profile analysis (LPA) revealed five distinct victim subgroups based on stalker behavior dimensions: surveillance, low-profile, social lurker, wide scope, and baseline stalkers. The subgroups were significantly related to stalking duration and explained a considerable amount of the variance along with the stalking dimensions and victim-stalker relationship. Connections to stalking literature and utility of person-orientated methods in stalking research are discussed. © 2010 American Academy of Forensic Sciences.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-164972017-09-13T15:42:43Z Latent profile approach to duration of stalking Björklund, K. Häkkänen-Nyholm, H. Sheridan, Lorraine Roberts, K. Tolvanen, A. Stalking behavior and victim-stalker relationship are often the principal known factors in a stalking case. Thus, they are of great importance when trying to identify factors contributing to stalking duration. The present study aims to identify distinct subgroups of stalking victims based on measures of behavioral stalking dimensions. These victim subgroups, stalking dimensions, and victim-stalker relationship are examined in relation to stalking duration. Using a sample of 137 university students, latent profile analysis (LPA) revealed five distinct victim subgroups based on stalker behavior dimensions: surveillance, low-profile, social lurker, wide scope, and baseline stalkers. The subgroups were significantly related to stalking duration and explained a considerable amount of the variance along with the stalking dimensions and victim-stalker relationship. Connections to stalking literature and utility of person-orientated methods in stalking research are discussed. © 2010 American Academy of Forensic Sciences. 2010 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/16497 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2010.01421.x Blackwell Publishing restricted
spellingShingle Björklund, K.
Häkkänen-Nyholm, H.
Sheridan, Lorraine
Roberts, K.
Tolvanen, A.
Latent profile approach to duration of stalking
title Latent profile approach to duration of stalking
title_full Latent profile approach to duration of stalking
title_fullStr Latent profile approach to duration of stalking
title_full_unstemmed Latent profile approach to duration of stalking
title_short Latent profile approach to duration of stalking
title_sort latent profile approach to duration of stalking
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/16497