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46 unresolved questions extracted from the limitations and future-work sections of 419 Stalking, Cyberstalking, and Harassment papers in our library. Each links back to the study that raised it.

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  • One challenge is the difficulty of measuring the psychological impact of online experiences. Another challenge is the need to ensure that the sample is nationally representative of the population of the United Kingdom. The paper also notes the challenge of addressing the gap in understanding about the gendered inequalities in online harms.

    Gendered inequalities in online harms: Fear, safety work, and online participation · 2026 · DOI

  • There is a lack of understanding about the gendered inequalities in online harms. Previous work has not fully investigated the relationship between gender and online harms. The paper aims to address this gap by examining the ways in which gender shapes exposure to online harms.

    Gendered inequalities in online harms: Fear, safety work, and online participation · 2026 · DOI

  • the subgroup of police students who had already completed police training fell short of the target sample size, - the response rate remained low, - the sample size nearly met the target but was not fully reached

    Police Decision-Making on Legal Responses to Stalking: The Role of Case-Specific and Evaluator-Related Characteristics · 2026 · DOI

  • further study on the effects of contextual factors on police decision-making, - research on the impact of evaluator-related characteristics on stalking case assessments, - investigation into the relationship between stalking experiences and police intervention effectiveness

    Police Decision-Making on Legal Responses to Stalking: The Role of Case-Specific and Evaluator-Related Characteristics · 2026 · DOI

  • Previous work has shown associations between experiences of violence and cardiovascular health among women, but little is known about the link between being stalked or obtaining a restraining order and risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD).

    Experiences of Stalking and Obtaining a Restraining Order Are Associated With Onset of Cardiovascular Events in Women: A Prospective Analysis in the Nurses’ Health Study II · 2025 · DOI

  • Moreover, there is insufficient understanding of why victims of stalking, especially men, refrain from seeking help.

    A survey on the reasons why victims of stalking did not exhibit help-seeking behavior: a text-mining analysis · 2024 · DOI

  • However, the study was limited to addressing the individual characteristics of the cases, thus providing only hypothetical insights into general trends.

    A survey on the reasons why victims of stalking did not exhibit help-seeking behavior: a text-mining analysis · 2024 · DOI

  • Online harassment can have a detrimental impact on social wellbeing, including social disengagement, decreased engagement, and isolation. Cyber feminism Theory suggests that both positive and negative events occur at universities, affecting students' performance. The study highlights the need for awareness campaigns, support systems, and effective policies to protect female students from online harassment.

    Analyzing the Impact of Cyber Harassment, Cyber Stalking Victimization, and Cyber Gender Hate Speech on Social Wellbeing of Female University Students in Sialkot Pakistan · 2026 · DOI

  • Future research could examine the impact of cyber harassment, cyber stalking victimization, and cyber gender hate speech on male university students. Future research could also explore the experiences of students from other parts of Pakistan. Future research could investigate the effectiveness of awareness campaigns, support systems, and policies in reducing the negative impacts of online harassment.

    Analyzing the Impact of Cyber Harassment, Cyber Stalking Victimization, and Cyber Gender Hate Speech on Social Wellbeing of Female University Students in Sialkot Pakistan · 2026 · DOI

  • While research has highlighted elevated rates of stalking victimization among gender and sexual minority (GSM) individuals, little is known about the mechanisms underlying PRP perpetration in this population.

    Breaking Up, Holding On: Differentiation of Self as a Mediator in Post-Relationship Pursuit · 2026 · DOI

  • While there is extensive literature documenting how technology is used in DFV, little is known about whether and how technology can be used to address e-DFV.

    Victim-Survivor Orientated Technology-Based Interventions to Address e-DFV: A Scoping Review · 2025 · DOI

  • At present, there is extraordinarily limited literature focusing on this state of unrequited and intense human emotion towards another person—a phenomenon characterised by limited by self-awareness and restraint, yet also a state that involves obsession and fixation, sharing cognitive characteristics and behaviours intrinsically tied to stalking behaviours.

    Limerence, Hidden Obsession, Fixation, and Rumination: A Scoping Review of Human Behaviour · 2024 · DOI

  • Due to the recent criminalization of stalking in Portugal and its being an understudied phenomenon, the objective of this study is to assess the perceptions of police officers (n = 1212) about stalking post intimate relationship breakup.

    Post break‐up stalking: Police‐officers' perceptions · 2022 · DOI

  • For instance, what factors place MHPs at greater risk of being stalked, and what perceptions do MHPs have about stalking? The present study investigates these and other understudied questions pertaining to stalking and stalking-related behavior perpetrated toward MHPs in the context of their work, by surveying a sample of 346 registered clinical counselors in British Columbia, Canada.

    Hurting the healers: Stalking and stalking-related behavior perpetrated against counselors. · 2016 · DOI

  • The risk of accidents and injuries in police pursuit driving, - The need for safe and effective pursuit driving techniques, - The challenge of navigating crowded areas

    Motoring · 1961 · DOI

  • Future research should examine the effectiveness of combined interventions incorporating mindfulness and emotion regulation in reducing recidivism risk among stalking perpetrators.

    Associations Between Mind Wandering and Stalking-Related Behavior: The Roles of Distress and Motivation · 2026 · DOI

  • As limited research has examined threat perceptions that deviate from this dyad, the present study investigated whether same-gender and non-binary stalking dyads are perceived as less threatening than man-to-woman dyads.

    University Students' Perceptions of Stalking Threat: The Role of Gender and Relationship Type · 2025 · DOI

  • However, few studies have directly assessed pursuers’ self-reported motives and whether motives are associated with the frequency of pursuit behaviors.

    Malicious, Uncertain, or Benign? Associations Between Intentions and Unwanted Pursuit Behaviors Following Relationship Dissolution · 2025 · DOI

  • While researchers have previously been interested in investigating and understanding psychopathy, much of this research has focussed on criminal psychopaths, and the area of non-criminal psychopathy has remained largely under-researched, particularly surrounding romantic relationships.

    The Romantic Psychopath? Investigating How Psychopathic Traits and Stalking Victimization Apply to the Context of Romantic Relationships · 2025 · DOI

  • Both personal and social interventions, such as psychotherapy and education respectively, are warranted for the prevention and treatment of severe UPBs.

    “Some Handle It in Ways Others See as Insane:” College Individuals’ Meaning-Making about their Motivations for Severe Unwanted Pursuit Behaviors · 2024 · DOI

  • Results align with and extend the results of previous researchers, most notably the high proportion of reported Cluster B-aligned personality attributions among stalkers, as well as the proportion of more under-researched personality attributions, and their associated risks.

    Personality Attributions in the Context of Stalking of Ex-Intimates or Others: A Victim’s Perspective · 2024 · DOI

  • Despite the fact that violence perpetrated by a parent fundamentally changes family dynamics and children’s perceptions of family security, research on children’s family relations in the course of domestic violence or stalking has rarely addressed children’s sense of belonging.

    Children’s Sense of Belonging in the Context of Post-separation Parental Stalking: Finnish Children’s Experiences of their Family Relations · 2022 · DOI

  • Such analysis is warranted as it will allow the researchers to engage in critical analyses of current anti-stalking statutes and advocate for innovative, sensible, and effective solutions in addressing the crime of stalking.

    An Exploratory Investigation of Traditional Stalking and Cyberstalking Victimization among University Students in Spain and the United States: A Comparative Analysis · 2020 · DOI

  • Although a sizeable body of research on stalking victimization and perpetration currently exists, very little is known about cyberstalking victimization.

    An Exploratory Investigation of Traditional Stalking and Cyberstalking Victimization among University Students in Spain and the United States: A Comparative Analysis · 2020 · DOI

  • Unfortunately, little is known about how states have responded to stalking, especially in light of its occurrence, harm, and case attrition in the criminal justice system.

    Stalking State Statutes: A Critical Content Analysis and Reflection on Social Science Research · 2019 · DOI

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