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Sjödin, Björn, and Victor Willesgård. "Universitetsstudenters utsatthet för cyberstalking och andra oönskade beteenden på internet." Thesis, Mittuniversitetet, Avdelningen för samhällsvetenskap, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:miun:diva-21210.
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Abstract. Stalking har varit ett fenomen som undersökts av forskare, men på senare tid så har cyberstalking fått uppmärksamhet i forskarvärlden. Denna studie undersöker cyberstalking bland ett urval av svenska universitetsstudenter. Syftet med studien var att undersöka och redogöra för förekomst av cyberstalking och utsatthet för andra oönskade beteenden på internet bland Mittuniversitetets studenter i Sundsvall. Studiens fokus var att beskriva och redogöra för universitetsstudenters utsatthet för oönskade beteenden online, att redogöra för de eventuella skillnader som kan finnas mellan de universitetsstudenter som har blivit utsatta för cyberstalking och de som blivit utsatta för enstaka oönskade beteenden på internet, samt att beskriva och redogöra för de uppfattningar som finns kring utsattheten på internet bland deltagarna, och på vilka sätt dessa uppfattningar eventuellt skiljer sig åt bland utsatta och icke- utsatta. Studien använde sig av en enkät som delades ut till studenterna och som därefter låg till grund för studien. För att deltagarna skulle ha ansetts blivit cyberstalkade krävdes det att de hade blivit utsatta minst 10 gånger under minst 4 veckor. Resultatet visade bl.a. att 6,7 % av deltagarna bedömdes ha blivit cyberstalkade och att samtliga cyberstalkade hade utsatts genom sociala medier. Deltagarna delades även upp i tre grupper: de som aldrig blivit utsatta, de som blivit utsatta minst en gång, och de som bedömdes ha blivit cyberstalkade. Det visade inte finnas några större skillnader mellan grupperna i det obehag de kände för de olika beteendena, dock visade det sig finnas signifikanta skillnader mellan män och kvinnor. Dessa resultat diskuteras sedan vidare i slutet av uppsatsen.2013-09-11
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Hensler-McGinnis, Nancy Felicity. "Cyberstalking victimization impact and coping responses in a national university sample /." College Park, Md. : University of Maryland, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1903/8206.
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Thesis (Ph. D.) -- University of Maryland, College Park, 2008.Thesis research directed by: Dept. of Counseling and Personnel Services. Title from t.p. of PDF. Includes bibliographical references. Published by UMI Dissertation Services, Ann Arbor, Mich. Also available in paper.
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MALAKI, ZOI. "E-Victims: : Explaining Online Victimization For The Cases Of Cyberbullying And Cyberstalking." Thesis, Malmö universitet, Institutionen för kriminologi (KR), 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-46207.
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Internet has become a great part of our daily routines giving us the ability to perform various actions in many aspects of our personal and social life. The new available opportunities provided with the Internet enhancement have opened a great space for improvement in our lives but they have also provided space for new types of criminal behaviour to occur. Cyberbullying and cyberstalking are part of the wide range of criminal behaviors performed through an online device. The presence of online criminal behavior is accompanied by the increase on the online victimization rates. The aim of this paper is to explain online victimization performed through cyberbullying and cyberstalking based on the theories of routine activity, social learning and victim precipitation.The results show that online victimization is closely connected with the daily routines that individuals have accompanied by the interactions and associations that are performed during our social life who also influence the practise of online victimization. Anonymity is a commonly found factor almost always present and plays an important role on explaining the behavior itself for both the offender and the victim's side. Overall the findings show that both online offenders and online victims of cyberbullying and cyberstalking are given more engagement opportunities in the criminal act due to the constant usage and the inclusion of online devices in theor daily routines. The above accompanied with the anonymity and opportunity provided by cyberspace ease the " performance" of cyber victimization.
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Lopes, Miguel Albano da Costa. "Riscos associados à utilização das redes sociais pelos menores." Bachelor's thesis, [s.n.], 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10284/6404.
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Projeto de Graduação apresentado à Universidade Fernando Pessoa como parte dos requisitos para obtenção do grau de Licenciada em CriminologiaO presente projeto de graduação realizado no âmbito da Licenciatura em Criminologia da Universidade Fernando Pessoa versa sobre a temática da utilização das redes sociais por menores e os seus consequentes riscos. Numa sociedade cada vez mais orientada para as novas tecnologias da informação, é de todo importante realçar o fenómeno crescente das Redes Sociais online, que de certa forma influenciam o modo de vida de cada individuo. As Redes Sociais, vistas como fatores de aculturação e socialização, são assim bastante utilizadas por menores e adolescentes, encontrando-se estes expostos a diversos riscos que importam analisar. Na primeira parte deste projeto será efetuada a revisão da literatura no que diz respeito à utilização da internet e redes sociais onde será possível identificar quais os riscos que apresentam maior prevalência como é o caso do CyberBullying, CyberStalking e Sexting. Na segunda é apresentado um estudo empírico com um projeto de investigação que incidirá sobre a aplicação de inquéritos em duas escolas compostas com turmas do 5º ao 12º ano para assim atingir o intervalo etário situado entre os 10 e os 17 anos.Com esta metodologia pretende-se: aferir os hábitos dos menores relacionados com a utilização da internet; constatar qual a prevalência do acompanhamento parental; verificar a existência de eventuais vítimas nos riscos mencionados, e se a informação existente sobre a temática será adequada.
This undergraduate project carried out within the scope of the Degree in Criminology of the Fernando Pessoa University deals with the theme of the use of social networks by minors and their consequent risks. In a society increasingly oriented towards new information technologies, it is important to highlight the growing phenomenon of online social networks, which in a way influence the way of life of each individual. The Social Networks, seen as factors of acculturation and socialization, are thus widely used by minors and adolescents, and these are exposed to several risks that need to be analyzed. In the first part of this project will be carried out the literature review regarding the use of the internet and social networks where it will be possible to identify the risks that present higher prevalence such as Cyberbullying, Cyberstalking and Sexting. In the second, an empirical study is presented with a research project that will focus on the application of questionnaires by inquiry in two schools composed of groups from grades 5th to 12th degree, to reach the age range between 10 and 17 years. With this methodology, it’s intended to: assess the habits of minors related to the use of the Internet; verify the prevalence of parental follow-up; to verify the existence of possible victims in the mentioned risks, and if the existing information on the subject will be adequate.
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Kennedy, Mary Catherine. "Facebook and Panopticism: Healthy Curiosity or Stalking?" Ohio : Ohio University, 2009. http://www.ohiolink.edu/etd/view.cgi?ohiou1258038346.
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Fissel, Erica R. "Victimization of the 21st Century: An Examination of Cyberstalking Victimization Using a Target Congruence Approach." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1553613508435002.
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O'Neill, C. "Victim and non-victim perceptions and experiences of cyber-harassing and cyberstalking behaviours." Thesis, Nottingham Trent University, 2011. http://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/241/.
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People are increasingly using the Internet and mobile phone technology to communicate with others in their daily lives. Despite researchers' claims that cyber-harassment is becoming increasingly widespread, little is known about the phenomenon. This thesis adopted a mixed methods approach to gain a holistic understanding of the experience of cyber-harassment, how it is perceived by non-victims, and police officers' perceptions of, and role in combating the crime. Although cyber-harassment is a crime within the UK, prosecuted using the Protection from Harassment Act (1997), few may perceive it as such due to the virtual nature of the perpetrator's behaviour. Using data gathered in an online survey completed by 320 undergraduate students, principal axis factoring revealed three dimensions underlying perceived criminality of 18 cyber-harassing behaviours – deception/disclosure, harassing messages, and malicious software. Sending malicious software and harassing messages were perceived as criminal but participants were unsure about more ambiguous acts associated with deceiving or disclosing information to the victim. High Internet self-efficacious individuals (i.e., those who feel more in control of online interactions) were more likely than low Internet self-efficacious individuals to perceive malicious software as criminal. Low-agreeable individuals were more likely than high-agreeable individuals to perceive harassing messages as criminal. Whilst personality and Internet self-efficacy influenced perceived criminality for some cyber-harassing behaviours the findings were not consistent. However, females were more likely than males to perceive harassing messages and behaviours associated with deception/disclosure as criminal. Males were more likely than females to perceive sending malicious software as criminal. Participants reported experiencing a range of cyber-harassing behaviours and males were more likely than females to receive malicious software, be subscribed to unwanted services, receive abusive/threatening messages via the Internet, or to report that someone sent their friends/family/work colleagues email messages in an attempt to damage their reputation. Internet self-efficacious individuals were less likely to receive harassing messages via the Internet or be subscribed to unwanted services. Agreeable individuals were less likely to receive harassing messages to their phone, and neurotic individuals were unlikely to be subscribed to unwanted services. Participants' ratings of upset following their experience of cyber-harassing behaviours were positively associated with the number of behaviours they experienced, and females were more upset than males. Personality and Internet self-efficacy were not associated with ratings of upset but upset was associated with specific behaviours, indicating that the nature of cyber-harassment was problematic for participants. Furthermore, interpretative phenomenological analysis of 12 victims' experiences revealed the impact of cyber-harassment resembled PTSD-like symptoms, highlighting the detrimental impact cyber-harassment can have on victims. Despite the impact of cyber-harassment reported by victims, the qualitative research conducted for this thesis revealed that the virtual nature of their experiences caused confusion, as they struggled to understand whether their experiences were real in comparison to their offline experiences. The views of 17 non-victims and 8 police officers were subjected to thematic analysis which revealed victim-blaming tendencies. Non-victims were likely to blame the victim for their experiences and would offer support if they had adequate knowledge of the victim and evidence of cyber-harassing incidences. Police involvement in cyber-harassing cases was dependent on threats being made to the victim, and victims were perceived as unhelpful in providing evidence and following their advice. Non-victims viewed perpetrators more sympathetically than victims, and there was little understanding about the impact that cyber-harassment can have on victims. The findings from this research are discussed in terms of psychological theory, and suggest that 'just world' beliefs may play an important role in perceptions of cyber-harassment. A caveat is raised that the findings from this research are drawn from small, qualitative studies but the research provides some interesting insights to cyber-harassment, and it is hoped that the findings will be transferable to future research investigating the phenomenon.
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Truman, Jennifer. "EXAMINING INTIMATE PARTNER STALKING AND USE OF TECHNOLOGY IN STALKING VICTIMIZATION." Doctoral diss., University of Central Florida, 2010. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETD/id/3075.
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This research was designed to expand the empirical knowledge and understanding of stalking victimization by examining both intimate and nonintimate stalking and the use of technology to stalk. To accomplish this, the current research examined differences among intimate and nonintimate stalking, stalking types (cyberstalking, stalking with technology, and traditional stalking), and stalking types by the victim-offender relationship. Specifically, this research examined demographic differences, differences in severity, seriousness, victim reactions and responses to and effects of stalking. Findings revealed that overall intimate partner stalking victims experienced greater levels of seriousness and severity of stalking, and expressed more fear than nonintimate partner stalking victims. Additionally, they were more likely to have engaged in self-protective or help-seeking actions. With regard to stalking type, victims who were cyberstalked and stalked with technology experienced a greater variety of stalking behaviors, were more likely to define the behaviors as stalking, and took more actions to protect themselves than victims who were traditionally stalked. Moreover, those who were stalked with technology experienced a greater severity of stalking. And when examining differences among stalking types by the victim-offender relationship, intimate partner stalking victims were still more likely than nonintimate partner stalking victims to have experienced a greater severity of stalking. This research contributed to existing research by being the first to examine cyberstalking and stalking with technology with a national dataset, and adding to the knowledge of differences between intimate and nonintimate partner stalking. Implications for policy and for research are discussed.Ph.D.
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Reyns, Bradford W. "Being Pursued Online: Extent and Nature of Cyberstalking Victimization from a Lifestyle/Routine Activities Perspective." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1273840781.
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Henson, Billy. "Fear of Crime Online: Examining the Effects of Online Victimization and Perceived Risk on Fear of Cyberstalking Victimization." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1313685865.
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Carrasquinho, João Pedro do Nascimento. "Ciberstalking: prevalência e estratégias de coping em estudantes universitários." Master's thesis, [s.n.], 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10284/4951.
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Dissertação apresentada à Universidade Fernando Pessoa como parte dos requisitos para obtenção do grau de Mestre em Psicologia JurídicaA presente investigação explora um recente fenómeno de vitimação, o ciberstalking. Este estudo pretende constituir argumento para que o stalking seja criminalizado em Portugal, mas também permitir conhecer a sua prevalência, dinâmica do ciberstalking e as estratégias de coping usadas pelas vítimas, com o objetivo de adquirir conhecimentos que visem uma intervenção adequada com as vítimas de ciberstalking. Os dados foram recolhidos junto de 671 estudantes universitários de várias instituições de ensino superior e de todos os distritos de Portugal, através de um questionário onlinedivulgado por e-maile através das redes sociais. A investigação é composta por um questionário sociodemográfico, pela Escala de Avaliação de Ciberstalking (E.A.C.: Spitzberg & Cupach, 1999; traduzido e validado por Carvalho & Matos, 2010) e pela Escala de Coping no Stalking (E.C.S.: Spitzberg, 2011; traduzido e validado por Carrasquinho, Sani & Soeiro, 2014). Da análise estatística efetuada é possível concluir que a taxa deprevalência de ciberstalking é de 69.1%, quando 36.3% autorrelatou a vitimação. Os comportamentos de ciberstalking mais frequentes são de hiperintimidade. As estratégias de coping mais usadas pelas vítimas de ciberstalking são estratégias que envolvem evitar o contacto ou negar e minimizar os comportamentos do stalker. Foram apuradas diferenças estatisticamente significativas que indicam maior vitimação nas mulheres, nos residentes em regiões insulares, indivíduos divorciados, nos que mantém relações ocasionais e alunos de doutoramento. Este estudo permite conhecer a dinâmica desta forma de violência, o que constitui argumento à criminalização do stalking em Portugal. Permite ainda uma intervenção mais adequada com as vítimas de ciberstalking ao focar o usode respostas assertivas e eficazes.
This investigation explores a recent victimization phenomenon, cyberstalking. This study pretends to constitute an argument for stalking criminalization in Portugal, but also to get to know its prevaillence, cyberstalking dynamics and the coping strategies used by the victims, with the objective of gathering knowledge towards na adequate intervention with cyberstalking victims. The data was collected from 671 college students from several universities and from all Portugal districts, using an online questionnaire released via email and social networks. The investigation is composed by a sociodemographical questionnaire, the Cyber Obsessional Pursuit(E.A.C.: Spitzberg & Cupach, 1999; translated and validated by Carvalho & Matos, 2010) and Stalking Coping Measure(E.C.S.: Spitzberg, 2011; translated and validated by Carrasquinho, Sani & Soeiro, 2014). From the statistical analysis performed its possible to conclude that cyberstalking prevalence rate its 69.1%, when 36.3% self reported victimization. The most frequent cyberstalking behaviors are the hyperintimancy ones. The coping strategies most resorted by cyberstalking victims were the moving awayand the moving inwards strategies. There were cleared significant statistical differences that indicate most victimization in women, the ones living at islands, divorced people, persons who have ocasional relationships and PhD students. This study allow us to know more about the dynamic of this form of violence, which constitutes an argument for the stalking criminalization in Portugal. It also allow us to use an adequate intervention with cyberstalking victims towards the use of assertive and effective strategies.
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Gerhold, Sönke. "Das System des Opferschutzes im Bereich des Cyber- und Internetstalking : rechtliche Reaktionsmöglichkeiten der Betroffenen /." Baden-Baden : Nomos, 2010. http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&doc_number=018962906&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA.
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Belik, Cornelia. "Cyberstalking : Stalking im Internet, Foren, Newsgroups, Chats, per eMail ; Ergebnisse einer Online-Befragung von Opfern, TäterInnen und indirekt Betroffenen /." Norderstedt : Books on Demand, 2007. http://deposit.d-nb.de/cgi-bin/dokserv?id=3012006&prov=M&dok_var=1&dok_ext=htm.
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Baker, Kathleen. "FLORIDA TEACHER PERCEPTIONS CONCERNING INTERNET DANGERS FOR STUDENTS." Doctoral diss., University of Central Florida, 2010. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETD/id/3122.
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This research study was conducted to determine if there were significant differences or relationships between teachers perceptions of knowledge of Internet dangers to students and factors such as demographics, self-reported comfort levels with Internet use, and with knowledge of policies and laws regarding Internet safety. Three hundred seventy-two teachers from three central Florida school districts were surveyed using an adapted survey developed by authors Patchin and Hinduja (2006) and Willard (2006, 2009). The world of the Internet is constantly changing, and students will encounter harassment and dangers while pursuing their interests on line. Recent research on the types of Internet dangers involving youth (Hinduja & Patchin, 2009; Juvonen & Gross, 2008, Leichtling, 2008; Lenhart, Madden & Hitlin, 2005; Li, 2007; Willard, 2009), and evidence supporting limited adult knowledge of Internet dangers to youth (Finkelhor, Mitchell & Wolak, 2000; Hinduja & Patchin, 2009; Patchin & Hinduja, 2006; Willard, 2006,2009) provided the conceptual framework for this study. Descriptive and inferential statistics were performed to investigate each research question. These statistics included one-way ANOVA, Scheffe post-hoc analysis, chi-square tests of independence, independent T-tests, and Kruskal-Wallis tests. These findings demonstrated that the null hypotheses were rejected for each research question. Significant differences were found between teachers knowledge of Internet dangers and age, years of experience, level of school taught, and personal comfort with the Internet. Other significant relationships were found between personal Internet comfort and knowledge of laws and policies, specifically the Jeffrey Johnston Stand Up for All Students Act, and between male teachers and knowledge of victim behaviors. Gender was the only demographic variable found to be not significantly related to a teachers knowledge of Internet dangers to students. The implications of these results validate the importance of more teacher training to increase knowledge of Internet dangers, policies and programs, as well as increase teachers ability to identify victims and provide them with assistance. As technology expands, Internet dangers for children online expand and are a growing concern for parents, teachers, and administrators. Since technology will continue to grow, adults play a major role in educating children concerning the dangers of being online. However, adults struggle to play catch-up to the young digital natives, and are not really present to intervene when needed. We cannot cross the digital divide and help our students if we are not seeking out the information ourselves (Willard, 2009).Ed.D.
School of Teaching Learning and Leadership
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Educational Leadership EdD
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Smolík, Viktor. "Stalking ve světě elektronických médií." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2012. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-199051.
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Stalking is extremely complicated phenomenon, which exists in our society. Despite the fact it's the subject of psychology studies for a long time, the knowledge about this phenomenon has spread to the public in the last few decades. This circulation was supported by the growth of electronic media, because in connection with this penetration it becomes easier a faster than before and stalkers gained new instruments to their hands. Victims were becoming constantly more vulnerable and society became fully conscious of the need of criminalization of this phenomenon. Stalking is a multidisciplinary phenomenon, which pervades many branches of research. Despite the knowledge about this phenomenon in public, information science and information management deal with stalking minimally. Therefore this thesis analyses stalking as a multidisciplinary phenomenon from the view not only informatics, but also from the view of other sciences. This thesis points to individual aspects of attacks through electronic media, to simplicity of their use and to the methods of defence against them. It points to the need of protection of personal data not only in a private life, but also in a professional life.
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Šembera, Kryštof. "Kyberzločin." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2013. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-193663.
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The master's thesis Cybercrime is a reaction to the increasing number of criminal activity related to the virtual space. It's main aim is to provide an overall description of this issue. Firstly the thesis presents theoretical problems regarding the definition of cybercrime. Following is an overview of international legislation and policy in the Czech Republic, EU, and USA. Second part is about two specific types of cybercrime - cyberstalking and cyberbullying. Not only are both defined theoretically, their respective participants (perpetrators, victims) and prevention are also described. Lastly the behaviour of adolescents online from the point of view of forming relationships and divulging personal information is presented.
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Dardis, Christina M. "An Integrative Theory Analysis of Real-Life and Cyber Unwanted Pursuit Perpetration Following Relationship Break-Up." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1400764792.
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Bladh, Anny, and Johanna Eriksson. "Gymnasieelevers utsatthet för cyberstalkning : en studie om viktimisering och Internetvanor." Thesis, Mittuniversitetet, Institutionen för samhällsvetenskap, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:miun:diva-28678.
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Introduktion: Cyberstalkning definieras som en upprepad oönskad kontakt av en individ genom elektroniska eller Internetkompatibla enheter. Den oönskade kontakten brukar oftast förekomma via mail, sociala medier, bloggar, chattrum eller sms. Unga är en utsatt grupp för cyberstalkning eftersom de frekvent använder Internet och sociala medier. Syftet med studien var att undersöka hur vanligt förekommande utsatthet för cyberstalkning var bland gymnasieelever i årskurs tre, att undersöka huruvida ett samband fanns mellan elevernas Internetvanor och deras utsatthet samt att identifiera om eventuella könsskillnader förelåg i utsattheten. Metod: Etthundrafyrtio gymnasieelever i årskurs tre besvarade en enkät om Internetvanor och utsatthet för cyberstalkning. Svaren analyserades med bland annat Pearsons r och Chi2. Resultat: Av urvalet var det 26,4 procent (37 personer) som hade blivit utsatta för cyberstalkning under sin gymnasietid. Kvinnor hade blivit utsatta i större utsträckning än män och män var oftare förövare än kvinnor. Det var vanligast att ha blivit utsatt genom antingen chattrum eller sociala medier, där Instagram var det medium som visade på flest samband med olika cyberstalkningbeteenden. Resultatet visade även att risken för att utsättas påverkades snarare av hur de sociala nätverken användes, än att de användes. Diskussion: Det är viktigt att belysa problematiken kring cyberstalkning, dels på grund av att det är så pass vanligt förekommande då många respondenter uppgav att de blivit utsatta för minst ett cyberstalkningbeteende, och dels för att sprida kunskap och information så att cyberstalkning blir ett mer etablerat begrepp.2016-06-01
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Albar, Ali Aldroos. "Development of an Instrument to Measure the Level of Acceptability and Tolerability of Cyber Aggression: Mixed-Methods Research on Saudi Arabian Social Media Users." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2016. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc849766/.
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Cyber aggression came about as a result of advances in information communication technology and the aggressive usage of the technology in real life. Cyber aggression can take on many forms and facets. However, the main focus of this study is cyberbullying and cyberstalking through information sharing practices that might constitute digital aggressive acts. Human aggression has been extensively investigated. Studies focusing on understanding the causes and effects that can lead to physical and digital aggression have shown the prevalence of cyber aggression in different settings. Moreover, these studies have shown strong relationship between cyber aggression and the physiological and physical trauma on both perpetrators and their victims. Nevertheless, the literature shows a lack of studies that could measure the level of acceptance and tolerance of these dangerous digital acts.
This study is divided into two main stages; Stage one is a qualitative pilot study carried out to explore the concept of cyber aggression and its existence in Saudi Arabia. In-depth interviews were conducted with 14 Saudi social media users to collect understanding and meanings of cyber aggression. The researcher followed the Colaizzi’s methods to analyze the descriptive data. A proposed model was generated to describe cyber aggression in social media applications. The results showed that there is a level of acceptance to some cyber aggression acts due to a number of factors.
The second stage of the study is focused on developing scales with reliable items that could determine acceptability and tolerability of cyber aggression. In this second stage, the researcher used the factors discovered during the first stage as source to create the scales’ items.
The proposed methods and scales were analyzed and tested to increase reliability as indicated by the Cronbach’s Alpha value. The scales were designed to measure how acceptable and tolerable is cyber-bullying, cyber-stalking in Saudi Arabia and the sharing of some information in social media applications. The results show a strong tolerance level of those activities. This study is a valuable resource for advanced-level students, educators, and researchers who focus on cyber security, cyber psychology, and cyber aggression in social network sites.
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Pinheiro, Luzia. "Cyberbullying e cyberstalking." Doctoral thesis, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/1822/42389.
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Tese de Doutoramento em Ciências da Comunicação.A presente tese de doutoramento versa sobre os fenómenos do cyberbullying e do cyberstalking, a violência e a comunicação na cibercultura. Tendo-se centrado a investigação no estudo do comportamento dos indivíduos face aos objetos de estudo (cyberbullying e cyberstalking), e visando orientar os trabalhos empíricos, formulou-se a seguinte pergunta de partida: “Como se comportam os indivíduos perante o cyberbullying e o cyberstalking?”. Seguiram-se-lhe as questões orientadoras “QD1 – Serão o cyberbullying e o cyberstalking a mesma realidade?” e “QD2 – Como se comportam os estudantes universitários relativamente ao cyberbullying”. Estruturada ao longo de nove capítulos, esta tese de doutoramento deslinda casos reais de cyberbullying e cyberstalking, traz à luz o crowdbullying, o soft cyberbullying e o cyberbullying illusion effect. Os capítulos são: “Metodologia”, “O homem, um animal pulsional”, “Comunicação e cibercultura: do sonho ao terror”, “Cyberstalking”, “Cyberbullying”, “Crowdbullying”, “Análise de dados”, “O cyberbullying numa perspetiva Batesoniana”, “Reputação, cyberbullying e cyberstalking”.
This doctoral thesis deals with the phenomena of cyberbullying and cyberstalking, violence and communication in cyberculture. Centering the research on individuals behavior face to the study objects (cyberbullying and cyberstalking), and in order to guide empirical work, the formulated start question is: “How individuals behave face to cyberbullying and cyberstalking?”. Followed by the guiding questions “QD1 - Will cyberbullying and cyberstalking be the same reality?” and “QD2 - How university students behave in relation to cyberbullying?” in order to guide empirical work. Structured over nine chapters, this doctoral thesis unravels actual cases of cyberbullying and cyberstalking, brings light to the crowdbullying, soft cyberbullying and cyberbullying illusion effect realities. The chapters are: “Methodology”, “Man, an instinctual animal”, “Communication and cyberculture: from the dream to the terror”, “Cyberstalking”, “Cyberbullying”, “Crowdbullying”, “Data Analysis”, “Cyberbullying in a Batesonian perspective”, “Reputation, cyberbullying and cyberstalking”.
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Tokunaga, Robert S. "Cyber-intrusions : strategies of coping with online obsessive relational intrusion." Thesis, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10125/20905.
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Monteiro, Rebeca Orselli. "Vitimação por stalking e cyberstalking em universitários brasileiros." Master's thesis, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10284/10660.
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As práticas de stalking e ciberstalking são caracterizadas por violência interpessoal e apresentam padrões de comportamentos persistentes. Ambos os fenômenos são tidos como um problema de saúde pública e social, inclusive na população universitária que é tida como a mais vulnerável. Na realidade brasileira, não se evidenciam muitos estudos abordando a caracterização, modalidade e padrão de vítimas dos comportamentos de stalking e ciberstalking. Foram estudadas as práticas de stalking e ciberstalking em universitários brasileiros através do Inventário de Vitimação por Stalking (IVS) e pela Escala de Avaliação de Ciberstalking (EAC). Participaram do estudo 236 universitários, de ambos os sexos (79.2% mulheres e 20.8% homens) e a faixa etária entre 17 e 47 anos (M= 22.68, DP= 3.84). Os resultados evidenciaram a prevalência de stalking e ciberstalking sendo a taxa de 44.1% semelhante à literatura internacional. Com base nesses dados, o estudo foi direcionado aos 104 participantes (44.1%) que se definiram como vítimas de stalking e ciberstalking. Observou-se que são predominantemente do sexo feminino (83.7%), enquanto os agressores são majoritariamente homens (76.9%). Os comportamentos de vitimação de stalking se caracterizaram por tentar entrar em contato de forma não desejada (79.8%), aparecer em locais frequentados pela vítima (42.3%) e vigiar ou pedir a alguém para vigiar a vítima (34.6%). Enquanto os de ciberstalking foram de hiperintimidade, como enviar mensagens excessivamente carentes ou exigentes (89.3%). Os resultados corroboram a literatura quanto a ocorrência do stalking e ciberstalking na realidade brasileira, o que demanda ampliação dos estudos. Além disso, implica no desenvolvimento de política pública, bem como na produção de informações à população visando a redução de vítimas desses fenômenos.Stalking and cyberstalking are characterized by interpersonal violence and have persistent behavior pattern. Both phenomena are seen as public and social health problems, including the university population, which is considered the most vulnerable. In Brazil, there are not many studies addressing the characterization, modality, and pattern of victims of stalking and cyberstalking behaviors. The study aimed to verify the stalking and cyberstalking practices in Brazilian university students through the following instruments: Inventário de Vitimação por Stalking (IVS) and Escala de Avaliação de cyberstalking (EAC). The total sample had 236 university students, of both genders (79.2% women, 20.8% men) and age between 17 and 47 years old (M=22.68, DP=3.84). The results found were the same prevalence of stalking and cyberstalking (44.1%) similar to international literature. According to the collected data, this study was specifically to the 104 participants (44.1%) that defined themselves as stalking and cyberstalking victims. It was observed that they are predominantly female (83.7%), while the aggressors are mostly men (76.9%). The behaviors of stalkers were: try to contact in an unwanted way (79.8%), going to places frequented by the victim (42.3%) and watching or ask someone to watch the victim (34.6%). The behaviors of cyberstalkers were: hyperintimacy, such as sending excessive, needy, or demanding messages (89.3%). The results corroborate the literature regarding the occurrence of stalking and cyberstalking in the Brazilian reality, which demands expansion of studies. Furthermore, it invites the development of public policy, as well as production of information to the population, aiming to reduce the number of victims of these phenomena.
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O’Shea, BJ. "The investigation and prosecution of cyberstalking in Australia." Thesis, 2022. https://eprints.utas.edu.au/47657/.
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The role of technology in enabling stalking is a growing area of concern for police. Until recently the primary focus has been on traditional offline stalking, however cyberstalking is an equally serious and harmful problem. Electronic or Internet capable devices are used to harass victims of cyberstalking and their daily routines can be monitored with tracking software, listening devices, ‘stalker apps’, global positioning systems (GPS) and so forth. Cyberstalkers can covertly monitor current or former intimate partners with very little risk of detection. The purpose of the current study is three-fold: to use the perspectives of criminal investigators and prosecutors to define cyberstalking in Australia, outline any similarities and differences between online and offline stalking, and to explore how cyberstalking is policed across different Australian jurisdictions. Definitional differences have implications on what cyberstalking is and, consequently, how the police respond.
This study employs a mixed-methods research design, which is the first of its kind to interview police with high levels of experience in the policing of cyberstalking. The study comprises three phases: (1) preliminary interviews with five police investigators and prosecutors in one jurisdiction, (2) an analysis of 39 reported criminal cases and judges’ sentencing remarks in two jurisdictions, (3) follow-up interviews and focus groups with 23 police investigators, prosecutors, digital forensic examiners, and family violence policy officers in three jurisdictions. The findings in this study map out the process from the initial report of the incident to the preparation of the prosecution brief.
Key findings of the study indicate that there are definitional, procedural, legislative, evidentiary, and victim safety challenges for police in the investigation and prosecution of cyberstalking. The study notes that the definition of cyberstalking varies across jurisdictions, among relevant stakeholders (e.g., police investigators, prosecutors, digital forensic examiners, policy officers and researchers) and individuals within these groups. Definitional challenges result from trying to capture an exhaustive list of computer or other Internet-capable devices and their associated criminal activities. Procedural challenges stem from the initial reporting stage of cyberstalking investigations, and accurately recording a pattern of behaviour and not isolated incidents. Whereas legislative challenges reflect the need for adaptation to new technology under existing frameworks. Several evidentiary challenges are present in the investigation and prosecution of cyberstalking including difficulties of social media companies and Internet service providers not cooperating with police, and the subsequent impact of police relying on evidence gathered by victims. Victim safety challenges show signs of rushed implementation of proactive policing measures.
Additionally, the study reveals that the majority of cyberstalking cases are perpetrated online and offline, and that even those cases that appear to be wholly online include situated aspects of the offending. Iterative and reflexive mapping should be adopted for cyberstalking investigations to facilitate continuous risk and safety planning online and offline. The court records in multiple jurisdictions indicate that 91% of cyberstalking is perpetrated by a current or former intimate partner. Court records also indicate that the majority of cyberstalking offenders are men (93%), and that most victims are women (87%). In the remaining 13% of cases, up to four victims are reported, which include a combination of both men and women.
This analysis positions cyberstalking investigations as an interesting case study in the midst of the National Summit on Women’s Safety in Australia, and increased scrutiny about the way that police investigate technology-facilitated abuse. On the basis of the findings in this study it is suggested that police departments consider training frontline officers on technology-driven changes to criminal behaviour as they are responsible for taking the initial report and collecting evidence. The role of police education is pivotal as police understandings of technological advancements differ between pre-digital (‘digital immigrants’) and post digital (‘digital natives’). Overall, to address reoccurring problems (here: cyberstalking) this study is supplemented by an in-depth longitudinal program evaluation highlighting the need to enhance police-academic partnerships.
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Silva, Ana Margarida Evangelista. "Now you see me, now you don’t: o problema do cyberstalking." Master's thesis, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10437/7586.
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Orientação: João Pedro OliveiraUm dos fenómenos crescentes que gera a preocupação da população em geral traduz-se num único conceito: cyberstalking, considerado uma ramificação do tradicional stalking que emerge com as evoluções tecnológicas e com a Internet. A presente investigação tem três objectivos primordiais: 1) perceber e analisar a prevalência de comportamentos de stalking através das redes sociais existentes, 2) perceber como é que a vitimação por cyberstalking afecta o bem-estar psicológico dos participantes relativamente à prevalência de experiências de stress pós-traumático, e 3) averiguar se existem diferenças ao nível da prevalência de comportamentos de cyberstalking e os sintomas de stress associados, entre Portugal e outros países. Para tal foi analisada uma amostra total de 590 participantes, onde 351 responderam ao protocolo da versão inglesa e 239 responderam ao protocolo da versão portuguesa, protocolos esses constituídos por 1) um questionário sociodemográfico, 2) um questionário acerca dos hábitos de uso de Internet, 3) pela Cyber Obsessional Pursuit de Spitzberg e Hoobler (2002) traduzida e adaptada em 2010 por Matos e Carvalho, e 4) e pela Impact of Event Scale – Revised desenvolvida em 1997 por Weiss e Marmar sendo traduzida e adaptada em 2006 por Matos e Pinto-Gouveia. Concluiu-se que as redes sociais, ao facilitarem o contacto entre as pessoas, acabam por auxiliar na adopção de diversos comportamentos de cyberstalking, aumentando a sua frequência e existência de repercussões nas suas vítimas relativamente a sintomas de stress, sendo a prevalência de comportamentos e sintomas de stress na população portuguesa inferior às prevalências a nível nternacional.
One of the growing phenomena that generates the concern of the general population translates into a single concept: cyberstalking, considered an offshoot of traditional stalking emerging with the technological developments and the Internet. This research has three main objectives: 1) to understand and analyze the prevalence of stalking behaviors through existing social networks, 2) understand how victimization by cyberstalking affects the psychological wellbeing of participants in relation to the incidence of posttraumatic stress experience, and 3) determine whether there are differences in the prevalence of cyberstalking behaviors and it’s stress symptons associated, between Portugal and other countries. To this was analyzed a total sample of 590 participants, which 351 responded to the protocol of the English version and 239 responded to the protocol of the Portuguese version, which consisted of 1) a sociodemographic questionnaire, 2) a questionnaire about the Internet usage habits, 3) the Cyber Obsessional Pursuit of Spitzberg and Hoobler (2002) translated and adapted in 2010 by Matos and Carvalho, and 4) and the Impact of Event Scale - Revised developed in 1997 by Weiss and Marmar being translated and adapted in 2006 by Matos and Pinto-Gouveia. It was concluded that social networks to facilitate contact between people end up helping the adoption of different behaviors of cyberstalking, increasing their frequency and the existence of an impact on its victims in relation to stress symptoms, and the prevalence of behaviours and stress symptoms in the Portuguese population lower than the prevalence on an international level.
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Santos, Ana Luísa Bessa. "Vitimação por cyberstalking: prevalência, impacto e fatores de risco em jovens adultos universitários." Master's thesis, 2018. https://hdl.handle.net/10216/117783.
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Santos, Ana Luísa Bessa. "Vitimação por cyberstalking: prevalência, impacto e fatores de risco em jovens adultos universitários." Dissertação, 2018. https://hdl.handle.net/10216/117783.
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Cappadocia, Mary Catherine. "Cyberbullying and cybervictimization : prevalence, stability, risk and protective factors, and psychosocial problems /." 2008. http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:MR51515.
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Thesis (M.A.)--York University, 2008. Graduate Programme in Psychology.Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 53-60). Also available on the Internet. MODE OF ACCESS via web browser by entering the following URL: http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:MR51515
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Barnes, Stephen Dean. "The impact of computer mediated communications on stalking severity an exploratory analysis of cyberstalking field data /." 2007. http://digital.library.okstate.edu/etd/umi-okstate-2471.pdf.
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Novo, Fábio Jorge Ribeiro. "Ciberagressões, adolescência e envolvimento parental." Master's thesis, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/1822/30498.
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Dissertação de mestrado integrado em PsicologiaA crescente difusão das tecnologias de informação e comunicação conduz a uma maior visibilidade social de fenómenos relacionados com as agressões no ciber espaço, entre elas o ciberstalking. A presente investigação tem como intuito estudar o lado obscuro da comunicação interpessoal online entre os adolescentes, em particular, a taxa de perpetração de agressões no ciberespaço e cyberstalking, a presença de sobreposição de papéis (i.e., ser vítima e agressor) e as dinâmicas de supervisão e/ou envolvimento parental. O estudo foi conduzido junto de 627 adolescentes portugueses (12-16 anos) e 586 encarregados de educação. Os resultados refletem uma taxa de prevalência preocupante de agressões no ciber espaço, reforçando a tendência encontrada em estudos internacionais anteriores. Os dados encontrados documentam também a existência de uma elevada sobreposição de papéis entre vítimas e ofensores e a influência que os encarregados de educação podem ter no comportamento agressivo dos seus educandos adolescentes no meio virtual.
The increasing diffusion of information and communication technology leads to a greater social visibility of phenomena related to aggression in cyberspace, including cyberstalking. This research aims to study the dark side of online interpersonal communication among teenagers, in particular, the rate of perpetration of aggression in cyberspace, cyberstalking, the overlap between victimization and offending and the dynamics of parental supervision and/or parental involvement. The study was conducted among 627 Portuguese adolescents (12-16 years old) and 586 caregivers. The results reflect a worrying prevalence rate of attacks in cyberspace, reinforcing the trend found in previous international studies. The findings also document the existence of a high overlap between victims and offenders, and the influence that parents can have on the aggressive behavior of their adolescent learners in the virtual environment.
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Viegas, Catarina Silva Anselmo Calvinho. "A nova vitimologia em processo penal: as vítimas de violência doméstica e os fenómenos do Stalking, Cyberstalking e do Bullying." Master's thesis, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/11144/3855.
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A presente dissertação sobre a “A nova vitimologia no processo penal”, engloba
a análise e apresentação dos comportamentos antissociais tipificados como sendo os
crimes de violência doméstica, perseguição (Stalking), perseguição por meios eletrónicos
(Cyberstalking). Estando ainda por criminalizar o fenómeno de violência em meio escolar
denominado como Bullying e o Cyberbullying.
Com o intuito de se definir, estudar e compreender a evolução histórica da
vitimologia, a dissertação percorre ao longo dos tempos o desenvolvimento da figura da
vítima e na perceção da figura do arguido - agente enquanto sujeito ativo do crime – com
particular relevância nos estudos das áreas penalistas, e que por outro lado ao sujeito
passivo do crime e/ou objeto do mesmo não lhe é conferido o destaque necessário.
Portugal foi o primeiro país da União Europeia a ratificar a “Convenção de
Istambul” (em vigor desde 1 de agosto de 2014) sobre a perseguição e o casamento
forçado, o que deu origem à elaboração do projeto de Lei nº 647/XII de 2014, e
posteriormente à trigésima oitava alteração ao Código Penal português, na Lei n.º
83/2015, de 5 de agosto, aprovado pelo Decreto-Lei n.º 400/82, de 23 de setembro,
autonomizando o crime de mutilação genital feminina, com consequente tipificação dos
crimes de perseguição e casamento forçado e alterando os crimes de violação, coação
sexual e importunação sexual, em cumprimento do disposto na Convenção.
A Lei nº 130/2015 de 4 de setembro, aprovou o “Estatuto da Vítima”, ao transpor
a Diretiva 2012/29/EU de 25 de outubro de 2012, do Parlamento Europeu e da
“Convenção de Istambul”. A presente dissertação, ao analisar esta reforma no Código
Penal Português de 2010 e de 2015 sobre a vítima e o seu Estatuto, também promove a
utilidade destes instrumentos jurídicos na orientação da vítima, sobre os seus direitos e
deveres, como sujeito na esfera processual penal.
No desenvolvimento do tema “a nova vitimologia no direito Penal e processual
Penal”, alguns dos seus comportamentos evoluíram na esfera jurídico-penal sendo
tipificados como crimes na lei penal portuguesa. Outros tais como o Bullying e o
Cyberbullying, ainda não são considerados como tal. Pretendeu-se dar prioridade à
carência de sensibilização do cidadão e da sociedade, para com estas vítimas, e apresentar
a legislação existente nesse âmbito ou a elaborar com a fulcral necessidade de se proceder
à sua proteção, com o fim último de melhorar a confiança dos cidadãos no Estado de
Direito Democrático.
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Sissing, Kim Shandre. "A criminological exploration of cyber stalking in South Africa." Diss., 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/13067.
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The introduction of cyber technology, accompanied by its fast developing nature, has not only resulted in numerous advantages to its user and society as a whole but has also produced harmful consequences specifically impacting on cyber crime. One of these harmful effects is cyber stalking. Cyber stalking is the use of the Internet or any electronic medium to stalk, harass and pursue victims. This unwanted perusal has various negative implications for the victim, as cyber stalking can disrupt many aspects of an individual’s lifestyle.
In this study, the occurrence, nature and the impact of cyber stalking among the victims of cyber stalking were explored. Additionally, protective measures available to victims of cyber stalking were examined as a way to facilitate the operational efficiency of related legislation. This was done through determining the occurrence, nature and the impact of cyber stalking as well as the extent of the usage of social networks in the commission of cyber stalking. Legislation specific to South Africa and the effectiveness of such legislation were examined.
The study implemented a qualitative approach. Twelve research participants who met the requirements of the study were selected by means of purposive and snowball sampling methods. The study was publicised on the Internet through current popular social network sites. In conjunction to the cyber theme of the study, the research participants were requested to complete an online e-mail interview to share their personal cyber stalking victimisation experiences. Within the constraints of the e-mail interview, a semi-structured interview schedule was incorporated in order to guide the research participants in sharing their cyber stalking victimisation experiences.
The findings of the study were extensive; ranging from emerged patterns to unique and exclusive experiences. In brief, the study concludes that cyber stalking is occurring in South Africa, its nature and impact is complex and although there are many common themes within cyber stalking, it is uniquely situated to individual cyber stalking incident(s). Although there is no current South African legislation specifically aimed at addressing cyber stalking, South African legislation comprehensively deals with addressing the problem of cyber stalking within various related legislation. It was determined that although cyber stalking is effectively addressed in the drafting of legislation, it is ineffectively administered at grass roots level, where the police act as the gatekeepers and vital role players in the reporting and intervention of crime.
Based upon the findings, as guided by the aims and objectives of the study, recommendations for the prevention and intervention of cyber stalking as well as recommendations for future research were made. As derived from the research participants’ responses as well as from current literature, recommendations focused on all victims of cyber stalking while specifically paying attention to young victims and victims who are business users. Recommendations were also made to assist in dealing with cyber stalking as well as recommendations aimed at assisting professional role players. In the final chapter of the study, emphasis is placed on awareness and educational campaigns aimed at informing the cyber community of cyber stalking.Criminal & Procedural Law
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Sissing, Shandre Kim. "A criminological exploration of cyber stalking in South Africa." Diss., 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/13067.
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The introduction of cyber technology, accompanied by its fast developing nature, has not only resulted in numerous advantages to its user and society as a whole but has also produced harmful consequences specifically impacting on cyber crime. One of these harmful effects is cyber stalking. Cyber stalking is the use of the Internet or any electronic medium to stalk, harass and pursue victims. This unwanted perusal has various negative implications for the victim, as cyber stalking can disrupt many aspects of an individual’s lifestyle.
In this study, the occurrence, nature and the impact of cyber stalking among the victims of cyber stalking were explored. Additionally, protective measures available to victims of cyber stalking were examined as a way to facilitate the operational efficiency of related legislation. This was done through determining the occurrence, nature and the impact of cyber stalking as well as the extent of the usage of social networks in the commission of cyber stalking. Legislation specific to South Africa and the effectiveness of such legislation were examined.
The study implemented a qualitative approach. Twelve research participants who met the requirements of the study were selected by means of purposive and snowball sampling methods. The study was publicised on the Internet through current popular social network sites. In conjunction to the cyber theme of the study, the research participants were requested to complete an online e-mail interview to share their personal cyber stalking victimisation experiences. Within the constraints of the e-mail interview, a semi-structured interview schedule was incorporated in order to guide the research participants in sharing their cyber stalking victimisation experiences.
The findings of the study were extensive; ranging from emerged patterns to unique and exclusive experiences. In brief, the study concludes that cyber stalking is occurring in South Africa, its nature and impact is complex and although there are many common themes within cyber stalking, it is uniquely situated to individual cyber stalking incident(s). Although there is no current South African legislation specifically aimed at addressing cyber stalking, South African legislation comprehensively deals with addressing the problem of cyber stalking within various related legislation. It was determined that although cyber stalking is effectively addressed in the drafting of legislation, it is ineffectively administered at grass roots level, where the police act as the gatekeepers and vital role players in the reporting and intervention of crime.
Based upon the findings, as guided by the aims and objectives of the study, recommendations for the prevention and intervention of cyber stalking as well as recommendations for future research were made. As derived from the research participants’ responses as well as from current literature, recommendations focused on all victims of cyber stalking while specifically paying attention to young victims and victims who are business users. Recommendations were also made to assist in dealing with cyber stalking as well as recommendations aimed at assisting professional role players. In the final chapter of the study, emphasis is placed on awareness and educational campaigns aimed at informing the cyber community of cyber stalking.Criminal and Procedural Law
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Marchante, Catarina Sofia Curro. "Entre o online e o offline : a relação entre o cyberstalking e a ansiedade, a depressão, o stress e os comportamentos autolesivos e a ideação suicida." Master's thesis, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/8302.
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Dissertação de Mestrado apresentada no ISPA – Instituto Universitário para a obtenção de grau de Mestre na especialidade de Psicologia Clínica.A literatura refere que o Cyberstalking é um fenómeno que prevalece mais nas mulheres e que origina diversas consequências psicológicas nas vítimas (Stevens et al., 2020). Contudo, os estudos sobre a relação entre o Cyberstalking e os Comportamentos Autolesivos são escassos. Desta forma, este estudo tem como objetivos analisar se existem diferenças entre o sexo e a faixa etária nas vítimas de Cyberstalking, verificar se a Ansiedade, a Depressão, o Stress, os Comportamentos Autolesivos e a Ideação Suicida estão correlacionadas com o Cyberstalking e, por fim, compreender se existem diferenças na frequência dos Comportamentos Autolesivos, consoante o facto de se ser ou não vítima de Cyberstalking. A amostra é constituída por 309 participantes, com idades entre os 18 e os 30 anos, e utilizou-se um Questionário Sociodemográfico, a Escala de Avaliação de Cyberstalking, a Escala de Ansiedade, Depressão e Stress, o Inventário de Comportamentos Autolesivos e o Questionário de Ideação Suicida. Os resultados demonstraram que, relativamente às vítimas de Cyberstalking, existem efeitos principais em relação ao sexo, no entanto, não existem na faixa etária. Verificou-se também uma correlação entre o Cyberstalking, a Ansiedade, a Depressão, o Stress, os Comportamentos Autolesivos e a Ideação Suicida. Além disso, existem diferenças na frequência de Comportamentos Autolesivos entre vítimas e não vítimas deste fenómeno. Para estudos futuros, sugere-se a realização de estudos que incluam mais faixas etárias e de estudos que explorem de forma mais aprofundada o Cyberstalking e os Comportamentos Autolesivos.
Literature refers that Cyberstalking is a phenomenon that is more prevalent in women and that it causes various psychological consequences for victims (Stevens et al., 2020). However, studies on the relationship between Cyberstalking and Self-Harm Behaviours are scarce. This study aims to analyze if there are differences between sex and age in victims of Cyberstalking, to verify if Anxiety, Depression, Stress, Self-Harm Behaviours and Suicidal Ideation are correlated with Cyberstalking and understand if there are differences in the frequency of Self-Harm Behavior, depending on if it’s or not one is a victim of Cyberstalking. The sample consists of 309 participants, aged between 18 and 30 years, and were used a Sociodemographic Questionnaire, Cyber Obsessional Pursuit, Depression Anxiety Stress Scales, Inventory of Deliberate Self-Harm Behaviours and Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire. The results showed that, regarding cyberstalking victims, there are main effects in relation to sex, however, they do not exist in the age group. There was also a correlation between Cyberstalking, Anxiety, Depression, Stress, Self-Harm Behaviours and Suicidal Ideation. Furthermore, there are differences in the frequency of Self-Harm Behaviours between victims and non-victims of this phenomenon. For future studies, it is suggested studies that include more age groups and studies that explore Cyberstalking and Self-Harm Behaviours in more depth.
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Firbacherová, Pavla. "Rizika internetového prostoru se zaměřením na dětského uživatele." Master's thesis, 2015. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-340275.
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The goal of this thesis is to map children users' theoretical knowledge of risks of the Internet. It deals with problems of cyberbullying, cyberstalking, sexting and cybergrooming in the youngest city of the Czech Republic, in Milovice. It describes the dangerous behaviour patterns that the children at the age of 11-15 years (i.e. the second stage of elementary schools) in that city are confronted with and that they tend to follow-up. The research shows how they perceive risks of the Internet and how much they trust strange people online. It finds out whether the children make relations with strangers and whether they meet them in real world, where they would look for help if needed and whether they are familiar with some projects focused on the Internet safety. The definition of risk factors of the new media and specification of child users are crucial for the thesis. The thesis also briefly describes Czech legislation connected with risks of cyberspace and outlines the profiles of the aggressors and their victims. It shows possible after-effects of cyber criminality on the real examples. It introduces various tools, projects and children and parents approaches that help them with the prevention and minimization of risks. The empiric part of the thesis is solved by quantitative method. In...
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Windischová, Anita. "Rizika užívání Facebooku a pedagogické možnosti jejich prevence." Master's thesis, 2013. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-328843.
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The thesis deals with dangers connected with using of internet social network Facebook concerning mainly children and teenagers and it suggests possible ways to reduce these dangers. At the beginning Facebook principles and the basic psychological characteritics of the Internet, which are relevant also for Facebook, are presented. It implies some negatives and risks connected with using Facebook which are described in the next parts of the thesis. There is a focus on dangerous phenomena which include cybergrooming, cyberstalking and cyberbullying. The text deals with their prevention and possible resolution. The thesis discusses possible ways of prevention of risks of internet communication with the focus on Facebook and it presents projects dealing with the prevention in this area. Empirical part of the thesis examines relation between risk behaviour and awareness of dangers and safer using of Facebook. The questionnaire survey was made and it concerns pupils of the second grade of primary school from Kadaň. It also examines connection between risk behaviour and the frequency of meeting some undesirable situations described in the theoretical part and it deals with differences between boys and girls in this field.