RT journal article
T1 Stalking in the Spanish universities
A1 Gómez López, María del Rosario
A2 Derecho Internacional PúblicoPenal y Procesal
K1 stalking
K1 spanish universities
AB Introduction. Stalking has not been studied in the university community of Spain, using a representative and stratified sample. Aims. To assess the prevalence of stalking, the characteristics of the victims and the stalkers, and the damages inflicted on victims in the university community of Andalusia (UCA), the southern region of Spain. Methods. A validated questionnaire on stalking prevalence and charactersitics was e-mailed to a representative sample of the UCA (15,000 persons/questionnaires), stratified by center, age, sex and duties (students, professors and researchers, and other staff employees). The survey was carried out during the first semester of 2021.Results. The UCA represents the 18% of the Spanish university comunnity. 11,778 members of the UCA fulfilled the questionnaire (78,5%), mostly young students, median age 21,6 +/ - 1.5 years. A 6.6% prevalence of stalking (778 persons) was observed, mostly among persons between 18 and 25 years (27.5%), and women (42.5%). Women were mainly stalked by men (84.7%), acting alone (62%), usinganonymous telematic resources (cellular telephone, WhatsApps, short messages, E-mail, ...) (16%). Conclusions. Stalking is highly prevalent in the spanish university community, particularly among young women. The stalker is mostly a man, acting alone, and using anonymous telematic resources.
PB Journal of Law and Criminal Justice
SN 2374-2674
YR 2023
FD 2023
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/34847
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/34847
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 10-nov-2026