School of Psychology, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal.
Lusófona University of Oporto, Braga, Portugal.
Behav Sci Law. 2022 Sep;40(5):677-698. doi: 10.1002/bsl.2595. Epub 2022 Sep 25.
Stalking is characterized by persistent unwanted behaviors and can disrupt the lives of victims. Its prevalence has been increasing with time. Due to the recent criminalization of stalking in Portugal and its being an understudied phenomenon, the objective of this study is to assess the perceptions of police officers (n = 1212) about stalking post intimate relationship breakup. We developed an adaptation of the questionnaire "Reasonable Perceptions of Stalking", using vignettes that describe stalking scenarios with the manipulation of severity, and victim and perpetrator sex. The main effects of severity, as well as the victim and the perpetrator's sex, were significant intrasubject variables in the perceptions of stalking and its severity, criminality, victim alert, fear of violence, victim-blaming, and the need for intervention. Participants' sex, previous training, and personal and/or professional experience with stalking were also significant variables concerning participants' perceptions. Our findings show that gender stereotypes are still perpetuated and have important implications for police officer training and intervention.
stalking 表现为持续的不受欢迎的行为，可能会扰乱受害者的生活。随着时间的推移，它的普遍性一直在增加。由于葡萄牙最近将 stalking 定为犯罪行为，而且这是一个研究不足的现象，本研究的目的是评估警察（n=1212）对亲密关系破裂后 stalking 的看法。我们使用描述 stalking 场景的小插图改编了“Reasonable Perceptions of Stalking”问卷，这些插图的严重程度、受害者和施害者的性别都可以进行操控。严重程度的主要影响，以及受害者和施害者的性别，是对 stalking 及其严重程度、犯罪性、受害者警惕性、对暴力的恐惧、受害者指责和干预需求的看法的重要个体内变量。参与者的性别、之前的培训以及个人和/或专业的 stalking 经验也是参与者看法的重要变量。我们的研究结果表明，性别刻板印象仍然存在，并对警察培训和干预具有重要意义。
