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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785954503321

Autore

Reyns Bradford W. <1979->

Titolo

The anti-social network [[electronic resource] ] : cyberstalking victimization among college students / / Bradford W. Reyns

Pubbl/distr/stampa

El Paso, : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2012

ISBN

1-59332-611-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (206 p.)

Collana

Criminal Justice: Recent Scholarship

Disciplina

364.15/8

Soggetti

Cyberstalking

Computers and college students

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; List of Tables; List of Figures; Chapter 1: The Problem of Cyberstalking; Chapter 2: Lifestyle-Routine Activities Theory; Chapter 3: The Theoretical Transition to Cyberspace; Chapter 4: Researching the Problem of Cyberstalking; Chapter 5: The Extent and Nature of Cyberstalking Victimization; Chapter 6: Summary, Implications, and the Future ofCyberstalking Research; Appendices; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Cyberstalking is a disturbing reality for many in the United States and across the world. Yet, little is known about the extent or nature of cyberstalking victimization. Reyns's intent is to estimate the extent of victimization, and by utilizing the lifestyle-routine activities perspective to identify risk factors for cyberstalking victimization among college students. Results indicate that certain online behaviors such as online social network usage, friending strangers online, engaging in online forms of deviance, and possessing a propensity toward low self-control increase one's likelihood