Teaching Laboratory for Forensics and Criminology, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 May 30;19(11):6689. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19116689.
Many studies of stalking and intrusive behaviors are conducted with samples from individualist Western cultures, and limited information is available on such behavior in collectivist cultures. By using a sample of 1143 adults (440 males and 703 females) from Hong Kong ( = 305), mainland China ( = 464), and Ghana ( = 374), this study compares perceptions and experiences of stalking and intrusive behaviors as well as the frequency and duration of the participants' worst experiences with such behaviors. The lifetime prevalence rate of stalking victimization for the overall sample was 34.6%, 22.3% for the Hong Kongers, 32.3% for the mainland Chinese, and 47.3% for the Ghanaians. Relative to the Hong Kongers and Ghanaians, the mainland Chinese were more likely to judge most intrusive activities as unacceptable. However, the mainland Chinese were generally less likely to have experienced the listed intrusive activities than their counterparts. The Ghanaians, in contrast, reported significantly more victimization experiences than the Hong Kongers and the mainland Chinese, especially with aggression and surveillance, unwanted attention, and persistent courtship and imposition types of behaviors. Furthermore, the mainland Chinese and Ghanaians generally reported significantly higher frequencies of stalking and intrusive behavior in their worst experiences than did the Hong Kongers. Conversely, the Hong Kongers and Ghanaians reported significantly more persistent types of stalking and intrusive behaviors than the mainland Chinese. The results of this study indicate the need for anti-stalking legislation in Hong Kong, mainland China, and Ghana, given the devastating nature and consequences of stalking and intrusive behaviors there.
许多关于跟踪和侵扰行为的研究都是在个体主义的西方文化样本中进行的，而关于这种行为在集体主义文化中的信息有限。本研究使用了来自香港（=305）、中国大陆（=464）和加纳（=374）的1143 名成年人（男性 440 名，女性 703 名）的样本，比较了对跟踪和侵扰行为的看法和经历，以及参与者遭受此类行为的最严重经历的频率和持续时间。总体样本中跟踪受害的终生患病率为 34.6%，香港人为 22.3%，中国大陆人为 32.3%，加纳人为 47.3%。与香港人和加纳人相比，中国大陆人更有可能判断大多数侵扰活动是不可接受的。然而，与他们的同行相比，中国大陆人一般较少经历过上述侵扰活动。相比之下，加纳人报告的受害经历明显多于香港人和中国大陆人，尤其是在侵略和监视、不受欢迎的关注、持续求爱和强加等行为方面。此外，中国大陆人和加纳人在最严重的经历中普遍报告了更高频率的跟踪和侵扰行为，而香港人则报告的频率较低。相反，香港人和加纳人报告的持续跟踪和侵扰行为类型明显多于中国大陆人。本研究的结果表明，鉴于跟踪和侵扰行为的破坏性和后果，香港、中国大陆和加纳都需要制定反跟踪立法。
