Reporting and Help-Seeking among Sexual Minority and Heterosexual Victims of Stalking

Jessica C. Fleming (), Ashley K. Fansher, Ryan Randa and Bradford W. Reyns
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Jessica C. Fleming: College of Criminal Justice, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX 77341, USA
Ashley K. Fansher: Department of Criminal Justice, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND 58202-8050, USA
Ryan Randa: College of Criminal Justice, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX 77341, USA
Bradford W. Reyns: Department of Criminal Justice, Weber State University, Ogden, UT 84408, USA

Social Sciences, 2023, vol. 12, issue 8, 1-16

Abstract: Given the disproportionately higher rates of stalking among sexual minority individuals, the present study aimed to explore factors that influence these victims’ help-seeking behaviors. Employing data from the United States’ 2019 National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) Supplemental Victimization Survey (SVS), this study explores various demographic and psychological factors impacting help-seeking among sexual minority and heterosexual victims. Results indicate that sexual minority individuals are significantly more likely to seek help than heterosexual victims of stalking. Further exploration through logistic regression, limited to the sexual minority group, shows significant associations between help-seeking and age, sex, and emotional distress from stalking, but not race. Indicating that younger respondents, female respondents, and those experiencing an emotional impact are more likely to seek help for stalking victimization among sexual minority victims. These findings emphasize the importance of sexual orientation in understanding help-seeking behaviors among stalking victims, suggesting a need for more tailored support services for the sexual minority community.

Keywords: stalking; victimization; help-seeking; sexual orientation; emotional impact; sexual minority (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A B N P Y80 Z00 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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