RT Article
T1 Cyberstalking perpetration among young adults: an assessment of the effects of low self-control and moral disengagement
JF Crime & delinquency
VO 67
IS 12
SP 1935
OP 1961
A1 Fissel, Erica R.
A2 Fisher, Bonnie D.
A2 Nedelec, Joseph L.
LA English
YR 2021
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1780539649
AB The current study sought to explain cyberstalking perpetration using low self-control and moral disengagement frameworks. Self-report survey data collected from a Mechanical Turk sample of 1,500 young adults aged 18 to 25 years old revealed that approximately 22% of the sample had engaged in cyberstalking perpetration during their lifetime. Findings also generally supported the self-control and moral disengagement frameworks. Respondents with higher levels of low self-control were more likely to engage in cyberstalking perpetration, as were those respondents who had a higher moral disengagement score. The interaction between low self-control and moral disengagement, however, did not yield a significant effect.
K1 Perpetration
K1 Cyberstalking
K1 Mechanical Turk
K1 Low self-control
K1 Moral Disengagement
DO 10.1177/0011128721989079