The prevalence of stalking among finnish university students

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 684-698

  Björklund, Katja ^a   Häkkänen Nyholm, Helinä ^b   Sheridan, Lorraine ^c   Roberts, Karl ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b National Bureau of Investigation Finland   (Finland)

^c HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d Charles Sturt University   (Finland)

Author keywords

Duration of stalking; Prevalence; Stalking; Stalking violence; University students

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FINLAND; FRIEND; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SEXUALITY; STALKING; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY; VICTIM;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; FINLAND; FRIENDS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL PARTNERS; STALKING; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77649262159     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260509334405     Document Type: Article

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