Cyberstalking Perpetrators and Their Methods: A Systematic Literature Review.
The existing body of research on cyberstalking has identified the prevalent nature of this behavior, and the detrimental impact that cyberstalking has on victims and society. This systematic review aims to summarize literature on the perpetration of cyberstalking with two research questions: (a) Who...
| Publicado en: | Trauma, Violence & Abuse Vol. 27; no. 3; pp. 1009 - 1026 |
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| Formato: | questions and answers research systematic review tables/charts Journal Article |
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Sage Publications Inc.
Jul2026
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=194757354&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 194757354 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 15248380 FQF jtl: Trauma, Violence & Abuse issn: 15248380 maglogo: Y pubinfo: dt: Jul2026 vid: 27 iid: 3 pid: 344 pub: Sage Publications Inc. place: Thousand Oaks, California artinfo: ui: 194757354 184688783 194757354 194757354 10.1177/15248380251333411 194757354 ppf: 1009 ppct: 17 formats: tig: atl: Cyberstalking Perpetrators and Their Methods: A Systematic Literature Review. aug: au: Weekes, Cassidy J. Storey, Jennifer E. Pina, Afroditi affil: University of Kent, Canterbury, UK sug: subj: Stalking Digital Technology Utilization Internet Utilization Social Media Utilization Public Offenders Human Victims Systematic Review Self Regulation Social Skills Text Messaging kappa Statistic Reliability Personality Attachment Behavior Social Attitudes Case Management Adverse Childhood Experiences Motivation ab: The existing body of research on cyberstalking has identified the prevalent nature of this behavior, and the detrimental impact that cyberstalking has on victims and society. This systematic review aims to summarize literature on the perpetration of cyberstalking with two research questions: (a) Who are the perpetrators of cyberstalking? and (b) What are the methods of cyberstalking? Two literature databases (SCOPUS and Web of Science) were searched for empirical research or literature reviews examining cyberstalking perpetration and/or methods. Following screening, 80 articles were identified and rated as highly relevant based on their applicability to the research questions. Perpetrators of cyberstalking were found to lack social skills, have low self-control, have experienced physical abuse victimization, endorsed stalking-related attitudes, and have higher rates of Internet use. Perpetrators were motivated by trying to reconcile a relationship, exact revenge, seek a relationship, or establish control over the victim. The most commonly reported methods of cyberstalking were unwanted and repeated online contact through email, social media, or text message. Other methods of cyberstalking include accessing the victim's accounts, tracking their GPS location, posing as the victim online, or contacting friends/family of the victim. The findings of this review highlight precursors to, and patterns of, cyberstalking perpetration, and future research is required to explore how existing "offline" stalking risk assessments and typologies can be applied to cases of cyberstalking, which would allow authorities to develop effective case management strategies. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: questions and answers research systematic review tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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