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    Perceptions and personal experiences of unwanted attention among Portuguese male students

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    Authors
    Pereira, F.
    Matos, M.
    Sheridan, Lorraine
    Scott, A.
    Date
    2015
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Pereira, F. and Matos, M. and Sheridan, L. and Scott, A. 2015. Perceptions and personal experiences of unwanted attention among Portuguese male students. Psychology, Crime and Law. 21 (4): pp. 398-411.
    Source Title
    Psychology, Crime and Law
    DOI
    10.1080/1068316X.2014.989167
    ISSN
    1068-316X
    School
    School of Psychology and Speech Pathology
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/43342
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    © 2014, © 2014 Taylor & Francis. The present study investigated male perceptions and personal experiences of ‘unwanted attention’ (UA), as well as possible associations between perceptions and personal experiences of UA. Ninety-one male college students, from five Portuguese universities, were asked to indicate which of a continuum of 47 behaviours represented UA. Although UA, stalking and harassment are rarely addressed in Portugal, male college students shared a clear understanding of what behaviours constituted UA, with the identification of four main categories of UA behaviours: ‘aggressive’, ‘threatening’, ‘classic’ and ‘dysfunctional attachment’. Almost all participants (96%) reported personal experiences of at least one UA behaviour. There was a minimal relationship between perceptions and personal experiences of the individual behaviours. The findings highlight the widespread risk of male victimisation and the need to legitimise male complaints.

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