Research Article
Health Care Professionals’ Knowledge of Stalking Perpetrators, Victims, Behaviors, and Coping Strategies: A Preliminary Study among Italian Hospitals
Table 4
Factorial analysis of the stalkers’ behavioral typicality: the structure of health care professionals’ beliefs.
| | F1 | F2 | F3 | Harassment and intimidation | Surveillance tactics | Invasion tactics |
| 1. Sexual aggression | 0.910 | | | 2. Physical assault | 0.869 | | | 3. Threat of sexual aggression | 0.757 | | | 4. Threat of harassment of third parties | 0.750 | | | 5. Threat of physical assault | 0.744 | | | 6. Harassment of third parties | 0.659 | | | 7. Home visiting | 0.638 | | | 8. Waiting outside home | | 0.898 | | 9. Following | | 0.872 | | 10. Visiting workplace/school | | 0.798 | | 11. Unwanted communication | | 0.700 | | 12. Spying | | 0.638 | | 13. Deceiving | | | 0.843 | 14. Sending unwanted gift | | | 0.719 | 15. Manipulating | | | 0.699 | 16. Spreading lies | | | 0.682 | 17. Property damage | | | 0.669 | 18. Communicating through a website | | 0.397 | 0.446 |
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