title: Stalking and other forms of intrusive contact after the dissolution of adolescent dating or romantic relationships.
abstract: Social science research has recently begun to focus on stalking and other forms of intrusive contact occurring among adolescents and young adults. This article presents results from a survey of 681 undergraduates about their experiences with stalking or other forms of intrusive contact occurring after the end of a dating or romantic relationship. Twenty percent of the respondents had been the target of intrusive contact, 8% had initiated intrusive contact, and 1% had been the target of intrusive contact after one relationship and had initiated intrusive contact after another. More females than males were the target of intrusive contact; however, there were no sex differences associated with initiating intrusive contact. About 20% of the respondents had feared for their safety during the intrusive contact. Thirty-one percent of the respondents described the intrusive contact as having a decidedly negative influence on either their subsequent dating relationships or their lives in general.
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Development, Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853, USA. jjh15@cornell.edu
authors.forename: Jeffrey J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Haugaard
authors.forename: Lisa G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Seri
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000374:Aggression; D003380:Courtship; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D009770:Obsessive Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D017406:Sexual Harassment / Q000523:psychology*; D012920:Social Behavior Disorders; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States; D014495:Universities