Physical and Mental Health Effects of Being Stalked for Men and Women

Stalking is relatively common yet little is known of the longer-term health effects of stalking. Using the National Violence Against Women survey, we estimated lifetime stalking victimization among women and men, ages 18 to 65, identified correlates of being stalked, and explored the association bet...

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Published in:Violence and victims 2002-08, Vol.17 (4), p.429-443
Main Authors: Davis, Keith E., Coker, Ann L., Sanderson, Maureen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Alcohol use
Behavior
Behavioral Sciences
Counseling
Crime Victims - psychology
Crime Victims - statistics & numerical data
Criminal justice
Demography
Domestic violence
Drug use
Evidence
Fear
Female
Females
Health
Health Status
Health Status Indicators
Humans
Male
Males
Marriage and Family Counselling
Mens health
Mental Health
Mental Health - statistics & numerical data
Middle Aged
Policy, Social Justice, and Human Rights
Psychology
Risk assessment
Sex Differences
Sex Factors
Sexual Harassment - psychology
Sexual Harassment - statistics & numerical data
Smoking
Social and Personality Psychology
Social Work
United States of America
Victim Offender Relations
Victimization
Violence
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Summary:Stalking is relatively common yet little is known of the longer-term health effects of stalking. Using the National Violence Against Women survey, we estimated lifetime stalking victimization among women and men, ages 18 to 65, identified correlates of being stalked, and explored the association between being stalked and mental and physical health status. With a criterion of being stalked on more than one occasion and being at least "somewhat afraid," 14.2% of women and 4.3% of men were victims. Among those stalked, 41% of women and 28% of men were stalked by an intimate partner. Women were more than 13 times as likely to be "very afraid" of their stalker than men. Negative health consequences of being stalked were similar for men and women; those stalked were significantly more likely to report poor current health, depression, injury, and substance use. Implications for victims, service providers, and the criminal justice system were reviewed.
ISSN:0886-6708
1945-7073
DOI:10.1891/vivi.17.4.429.33682