The psychological consequences of stalking: cross-sectional findings in a sample of Danish help-seeking stalking victims

The experience of stalking presents a threat to the mental and physical health and wellbeing of victims. Although some studies have explored the impact of stalking on victims, few have gone into detail about specific mental health outcomes and their association with various types of stalking behavio...

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Published in:European journal of psychotraumatology 2023, Vol.14 (2), p.1-16
Main Authors: Hauch, Didde, Elklit, Ask
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acecho
Anxiety
Anxiety - epidemiology
Anxiety - psychology
Basic
Cross-Sectional Studies
Denmark - epidemiology
Help seeking behavior
Humans
psychological violence
Psychopathology
PTSD
Regression analysis
Stalking
Surveys and Questionnaires
trauma
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Summary:The experience of stalking presents a threat to the mental and physical health and wellbeing of victims. Although some studies have explored the impact of stalking on victims, few have gone into detail about specific mental health outcomes and their association with various types of stalking behaviour. To investigate the psychological consequences among Danish help-seeking victims of stalking who have contacted and received help through the Danish Stalking Center (DSC). We used survey-data from stalking victims who sought and received help from the DSC during 2015-2020 (  = 591). Descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, T-tests, and hierarchical logistic regression analysis were used to examine psychological distress symptoms and the relationship between psychopathological symptoms and stalking behaviour characteristics. Victims reported considerable levels of stalking and psychological distress. Almost 80% of victims reported symptom levels indicative of a diagnosable disorder of PTSD, depression, or anxiety. T-test shoved that following behaviour had the greatest effect size for PTSD-symptoms ( (575) = -5.81,  
ISSN:2000-8066
2000-8066
DOI:10.1080/20008066.2023.2281749