Björklund Katja, Häkkänen-Nyholm Helinä, Sheridan Lorraine, Roberts Karl
University of Helsinki, Institute of Behavioural Sciences, Finland.
Violence Vict. 2010;25(3):395-408. doi: 10.1891/0886-6708.25.3.395.
The present study examined behavioral coping actions and coping strategies in relation to specific contextual factors (e.g., victim-stalker relationship, stalking violence, duration of stalking, and prior victimization) among Finnish university students. Participants completed a stalking survey, also including items concerning coping. Victims of violent stalking threatened the stalker with the use of certain legal actions significantly more compared with victims of nonviolent stalking, but no difference in the actual use of formal help was found. Instead victims of stalking tried to avoid the stalker or turned to friends and family for help. Victim-stalker relationship, stalker violence, and number of stalking episodes had a significant main effect on certain coping strategies (e.g., positive reappraisal, escape-avoidance, and problem-solving), while no interaction effect was found. The findings suggest that knowledge of victim-coping behavior and strategies is crucial for health care and law enforcement professionals when devising appropriate support for victims and developing multidisciplinary approaches.
本研究调查了芬兰大学生针对特定情境因素（如受害者与跟踪者的关系、跟踪暴力行为、跟踪持续时间以及既往受害情况）所采取的行为应对行动和应对策略。参与者完成了一项跟踪调查，其中也包括与应对相关的项目。与非暴力跟踪的受害者相比，暴力跟踪的受害者更有可能使用某些法律行动来威胁跟踪者，但在实际寻求正式帮助方面未发现差异。相反，跟踪行为的受害者试图避开跟踪者，或向朋友和家人求助。受害者与跟踪者的关系、跟踪者的暴力行为以及跟踪事件的数量对某些应对策略（如积极重新评价、逃避和解决问题）有显著的主效应，但未发现交互效应。研究结果表明，了解受害者的应对行为和策略对于医护人员和执法人员为受害者提供适当支持并制定多学科方法至关重要。
