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Latent Profile Approach to Duration of Stalking
Lorraine SheridanHelinä Häkkänen-nyholmHelinä Häkkänen-nyholmKaren RobertsAsko TolvanenKatja Björklundsubject
05 social sciencesPoison controlHuman factors and ergonomics16. Peace & justiceSuicide preventionOccupational safety and healthPathology and Forensic MedicineLurkerForensic psychologyInjury prevention050501 criminologyGenetics0501 psychology and cognitive sciencesPsychologySocial psychologyStalking050104 developmental & child psychology0505 lawClinical psychologydescription
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.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-03-25 | Journal of Forensic Sciences |