Abstract Despite an increase in the research on stalking, much is still unknown about the incidence of stalking in higher-education campus populations. Specifically, most studies report prevalence (defined as lifetime or longer-term occurrences) rather than incidence (defined as recent occurrences, often within the past year, or since being in college), or fail to distinguish between them. Further, even though independent religious colleges and universities represent a substantial portion of postsecondary institutions, particularly within the North American context, little research exists on how the religious characteristics of an institution might influence stalking. This study contributes to the literature by providing improved estimates of the incidence of stalking—conceptualized as obsessive relational intrusion—based on a sample of students (N = 668) from eight independent Christian institutions of higher education in Canada. Incidence rates vary widely in the literature based on variations in sampling, definitions, and measurement. Compared to published incidence rates ranging from 4% to over 40%, this study found that 18% of all students and 23% of women students in Canadian Christian colleges reported experiencing one or more types of stalking behavior five times or more since age 18. An examination of factors related to stalking victimization revealed that only gender had an influence, affirming previous research that women are at greater risk for sexual violence than men. This study provides evidence that these Christian colleges are not immune to various forms of sexual violence and that college personnel must be vigilant in developing policies and programs to prevent and reduce stalking on their campuses.

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基督教校园跟踪的探索性研究：这是否发生在这里？

摘要 尽管对缠扰行为的研究有所增加，但高等教育校园人群中缠扰行为的发生率仍有许多未知。具体而言，大多数研究报告的是患病率（定义为终生或长期发生）而不是发病率（定义为最近发生的事件，通常是在过去一年内，或在大学之后），或者无法区分它们。此外，尽管独立宗教学院和大学代表了高等教育机构的很大一部分，特别是在北美范围内，但关于机构的宗教特征如何影响跟踪的研究很少。本研究基于来自加拿大八所独立基督教高等教育机构的学生样本 (N = 668)，通过提供对跟踪发生率的改进估计（概念化为强迫性关系入侵），为文献做出了贡献。基于抽样、定义和测量的变化，文献中的发生率差异很大。与公布的 4% 到 40% 以上的发病率相比，这项研究发现，加拿大基督教大学 18% 的学生和 23% 的女学生报告说，自 18 岁以来，他们经历过一种或多种类型的跟踪行为五次或更多次。对与跟踪受害相关的因素进行的检查表明，只有性别会产生影响，这证实了之前的研究，即女性比男性面临更大的性暴力风险。