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Stalking—perceptions and attitudes amongst helping professions. An EU cross‐national comparison
Author(s) -
Kamphuis Jan H.,
Galeazzi Gian M.,
De Fazio Laura,
Emmelkamp Paul M. G.,
Farnham Frank,
Groenen Anne,
James David,
Vervaeke Geert
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
clinical psychology and psychotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.315
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1099-0879
pISSN - 1063-3995
DOI - 10.1002/cpp.451
Subject(s) - stalking , psychology , perception , officer , social psychology , citizenship , harassment , criminology , political science , law , neuroscience , politics
This study examined recognition of and attitudes towards abnormal, persistent, unwanted attention, or stalking , in two professional groups closely involved in assisting the victims of this behaviour, i.e. police officers and general practitioners (GPs), in four European countries (Belgium, n = 185; UK, n = 118; Netherlands, n = 113; Italy, n = 100). Responses to standardized questions on systematically developed vignettes depicting various male‐on‐female stalking scenarios were examined in terms of responses to a questionnaire on stalking‐related attitudes. Hierarchical stepwise multiple regressions analyses revealed that country of citizenship, profession (GP or police officer), and in particular individual attitudinal variables made independent contributions in explaining stalking recognition and stalking perceptions. Clinical implications are discussed. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.