Are journalists more frequently victims of stalking?: Results of first empirical examinations

Autoren

H Dressing
M Martini
M Witthöft
J Bailer
P Gass

DOI

10.1055/s-2007-993179

eISSN

1439-4421

ISSN

0941-3790

Ausgabe der Veröffentlichung

12

Zeitschrift

Das Gesundheitswesen

Sprache

de

Paginierung

699 - 703

Datum der Veröffentlichung

2007

Status

Published

Herausgeber

Georg Thieme Verlag KG

Herausgeber URL

http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-2007-993179

Datum der Datenerfassung

2017

Titel

Werden Journalisten häufiger Stalkingopfer? Erste empirische Untersuchungsergebnisse

Ausgabe der Zeitschrift

69

Data source: Crossref

Abstract

The lifetime prevalence of stalking is about 12% in the general population. The risk to become a stalking victim is increased for psychiatrists and psychologists. However, there are no studies with regard to other professions. The present study analyses the lifetime prevalence of stalking victimization for journalists, because some professional tasks may also put members of this professional group at a higher risk to become a stalking victim. 493 journalists answered an internet questionnaire. 12% of the journalists reported stalking victimization due to private or other non-professional reasons. This is nearly exactly the same lifetime prevalence that was found in a German community sample. However, 2.2% of the journalists reported stalking victimization that was related to their professional work. This is the first empirical study on this issue. Due to methodological problems no other studies have been published on this topic so far. The reported data of this study have to be interpreted cautiously, because the data are not based on a representative sample. However, comparisons with community-based epidemiological studies render our data a valid basis for starting a discussion of a so far neglected research issue. Our preliminary data suggest that journalists may be at higher risk to become a stalking victim because of their professional activities. Since stalking may cause severe psychological distress in the victims and, in some cases, puts them in severe risk of aggressive violence, preventive strategies should be considered.

Addresses

Zentralinstitut für Seelische Gesundheit Mannheim, Universität Heidelberg. harald.dressing@zi-mannheim.de

Autoren

H Dressing
M Martini
M Witthöft
J Bailer
P Gass

DOI

10.1055/s-2007-993179

eISSN

1439-4421

Externe Identifier

PubMed Identifier: 18181074

Open access

false

ISSN

0941-3790

Ausgabe der Veröffentlichung

12

Zeitschrift

Gesundheitswesen (Bundesverband der Arzte des Offentlichen Gesundheitsdienstes (Germany))

Schlüsselwörter

Humans
Prevalence
Risk Assessment
Risk Factors
Obsessive Behavior
Violence
Journalism
Crime Victims
Germany

Sprache

ger

Medium

Print

Paginierung

699 - 703

Datum der Veröffentlichung

2007

Status

Published

Datum der Datenerfassung

2008

Titel

[Are journalists more frequently victims of stalking? Results of first empirical examinations].

Sub types

Journal Article
English Abstract

Ausgabe der Zeitschrift

69

Data source: Europe PubMed Central

Abstract

The lifetime prevalence of stalking is about 12% in the general population. The risk to become a stalking victim is increased for psychiatrists and psychologists. However, there are no studies with regard to other professions. The present study analyses the lifetime prevalence of stalking victimization for journalists, because some professional tasks may also put members of this professional group at a higher risk to become a stalking victim. 493 journalists answered an internet questionnaire. 12% of the journalists reported stalking victimization due to private or other non-professional reasons. This is nearly exactly the same lifetime prevalence that was found in a German community sample. However, 2.2% of the journalists reported stalking victimization that was related to their professional work. This is the first empirical study on this issue. Due to methodological problems no other studies have been published on this topic so far. The reported data of this study have to be interpreted cautiously, because the data are not based on a representative sample. However, comparisons with community-based epidemiological studies render our data a valid basis for starting a discussion of a so far neglected research issue. Our preliminary data suggest that journalists may be at higher risk to become a stalking victim because of their professional activities. Since stalking may cause severe psychological distress in the victims and, in some cases, puts them in severe risk of aggressive violence, preventive strategies should be considered.

Autoren

H Dressing
M Martini
M Witthöft
J Bailer
P Gass

Autoren-URL

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18181074

DOI

10.1055/s-2007-993179

eISSN

1439-4421

Ausgabe der Veröffentlichung

12

Zeitschrift

Gesundheitswesen

Schlüsselwörter

Crime Victims
Germany
Humans
Journalism
Obsessive Behavior
Prevalence
Risk Assessment
Risk Factors
Violence

Sprache

ger

Country

Germany

Paginierung

699 - 703

Datum der Veröffentlichung

2007

Status

Published

Datum, an dem der Datensatz öffentlich gemacht wurde

2008

Titel

[Are journalists more frequently victims of stalking? Results of first empirical examinations].

Sub types

English Abstract
Journal Article

Ausgabe der Zeitschrift

69

Data source: PubMed

Are journalists more frequently victims of stalking?: Results of first empirical examinations

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