Testing the Target Congruence Approach: Do Vulnerability, Gratifiability, and Antagonism Explain Cyberstalking Victimization Among Young Adults?

To extend theoretical understanding of cyberspace victimization beyond lifestyle-routine activity theory, we tested the target congruence approach as a plausible explanation for cyberstalking victimization. Of secondary interest, we assessed whether the relationship between target congruence and cyb...

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Main Author: Fissel, Erica R. (Author)
Contributors: Fisher, Bonnie S. ; Wilcox, Pamela
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2023
In: Criminal justice and behavior
Year: 2023, Volume: 50, Issue: 9, Pages: 1380-1404
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Cyberstalking
Victimization
target congruence

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