By the Numbers: 27 January 2020
58.5%
The percentage of female Veterans "in two community-based, nonclinical samples" (N = 1,980) who reported experiencing stalking at some point during their military service, according to a study recently published online in the Journal of Interpersonal Violence -- An Examination of Stalking Experiences During Military Service Among Female and Male Veterans and Associations With PTSD and Depression. The study noted that 34.6% of male Veterans also reported experiencing stalking during their military service.
Female veterans reported unwanted messages, emails, or phone calls (37.2%), and male veterans experienced someone showing up unannounced or uninvited (23.5%) most frequently. Stalking experiences also differed by age with female and male veterans 18 to 39 years old significantly more likely to have experienced stalking (p < .001 and p < .001, respectively) than veterans over age 40. Associations between prior stalking experiences and mental distress were found for both female and male veterans.
58.5%
The percentage of female Veterans "in two community-based, nonclinical samples" (N = 1,980) who reported experiencing stalking at some point during their military service, according to a study recently published online in the Journal of Interpersonal Violence -- An Examination of Stalking Experiences During Military Service Among Female and Male Veterans and Associations With PTSD and Depression. The study noted that 34.6% of male Veterans also reported experiencing stalking during their military service.
Female veterans reported unwanted messages, emails, or phone calls (37.2%), and male veterans experienced someone showing up unannounced or uninvited (23.5%) most frequently. Stalking experiences also differed by age with female and male veterans 18 to 39 years old significantly more likely to have experienced stalking (p < .001 and p < .001, respectively) than veterans over age 40. Associations between prior stalking experiences and mental distress were found for both female and male veterans.