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    Perceptions and experiences of intrusive behavior and stalking within a culture

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    Sheridan, Lorraine
    Arianayagam, J.
    Chan, H.
    Date
    2018
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Sheridan, L. and Arianayagam, J. and Chan, H. 2018. Perceptions and experiences of intrusive behavior and stalking within a culture. Psychology, Crime and Law. 25 (4): pp. 381-395.
    Source Title
    Psychology, Crime and Law
    DOI
    10.1080/1068316X.2018.1529233
    ISSN
    1068-316X
    School
    School of Psychology
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/73048
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Previous studies have compared perceptions and experiences of intrusive activity and stalking between countries and the present work compares subcultures within a single country. Singaporean women (89 Chinese, 69 Indian and 68 Malay) with similar age profiles completed a modified version of the ‘Stalking: International perceptions and prevalence’ questionnaire (SIPPQ). This contained measures of individual perceptions and experiences of a range of 47 intrusive behaviors, and a measure of stalking. Between the three ethnic groups, few differences were found in terms of how unacceptable the 47 intrusive acts were judged to be. The small number of differences identified related to courtship behaviors. Women across ethnicities reported largely the same experiences of intrusive behaviors, differing on just two of the 47 behaviors. This suggests that overarching national attitudes towards women are better determinants of the types of intrusive behaviors they are likely to experience, as opposed to their subculture. Finally, no differences were found in stalking rates between the three ethnic groups, but the overall stalking rate within the sample was high at 54.9%. This finding may provide impetus to increase awareness of stalking in Singapore, given that it was only recently criminalized in the sovereign city–state.

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