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KMID : 0897520030080010003
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Journal of Korean Association of Social Psychiatry
2003 Volume.8 No. 1 p.3 ~ p.10
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Stalking among College Students
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Yang Chang-Kook
Song Seung-Rak
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Abstract
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Objectives： This study was designed to investigate the prevalence and characteristics of stalking behavior, and its psychological impacts, in Korean college students.
Methods： A stalking questionnaire was administered to 304 undergraduate college students(male 110, female 194). Psychological impact was assessed with the Posttraumatic Stress Scale, the Beck Hopeless Scale, the Zung Depression Scale, and the Korean version of Social Phobia Scale.
Results： Fifty-seven students(18.7%), comprising 21 males(19.1%) and 36 females(18.6%), reported having been stalked. Thirty-nine students(68.4%)(male：female=47.6%：80.5%, p<0.01) reported that they had been stalked by a stranger. Only 9 students(2.9%) among 304 subjects acknowledged having stalked someone. Unwanted telephone calling(66.7%) was the most prevalent stalking method, and just ignoring(91.2%) was the most common method of coping with being stalked. Among self-rating scales, a significant difference between the stalking experienced group and the control group appeared only on the Zung Depression Scale(p<0.01). Thirteen students(22.8%) satisfied the criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder diagnosis.
Conclusions： This study confirms that the experience of being stalked among Korean college students is common, and substantial numbers of students are suffering from symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder. These results strongly suggest the need for psychological, social and legal concern about stalking among Korean college students.
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KEYWORD
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Korean college student, Stalking, Psychological effects
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