Citation

Winkleman A, Winstead BA. Violence Vict. 2011; 26(5): 543-559.

Affiliation

The Virginia Consortium Program in Clinical Psychology, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, Springer Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

22145536

Abstract

Data from faculty and students provide information on the prevalence of unwanted pursuit and stalking in the student-faculty relationship. Among faculty, 67.8% reported unwanted pursuit. For the most serious case, 6%-11% met criteria for stalking. Among students, 4.1% reported engaging in unwanted pursuit of faculty. Both faculty and students perceived anger (especially for male students) to be the motive for student unwanted pursuit/stalking, with some endorsement of romantic interest and concern about the role of mental illness. Sex differences suggest female faculty members are more often a target of unwanted pursuit or stalking and more likely to experience fear.

Language: en