Evaluating Cognitive and Affective Factors Related to Stalking Perpetration

It has been suggested that cognitive and affective factors related to interpersonal aggression could be similarly used to understand and explain stalking behaviour. This thesis presents research examining whether cognitive and affective factors identified as relevant to aggression and stalking, respectively, can differentiate between people who stalk and those who engage in interpersonal aggression (e.g, physical assault) but not stalking. Findings from this research will be used to inform the development of theories of stalking behaviour, and psychological interventions for stalking behaviour.