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.
A1 Fisher, Bonnie D.
A1 Nedelec, Joseph L.
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