Attachment anxiety predicts courtship stalking behaviors in female college students

The purpose this study is to investigate the factors that predict female university students' courtship stalking behaviors (CSB). Data collection was conducted in November 2014 and September-October 2015 with 150 female university students enrolled in a four-year university in D City who had wanted to date someone that did not want to meet them. To measure participants' CSB, a questionnaire was used. Attachment anxiety was found to be a predicting factor of female university students' CSBs. In other words, as students' attachment anxiety increased, the possibility of them stalking someone else increased. Findings revealed that consistent parental behaviors are required for stable attachment formation in children. Moreover, it is necessary to detect and manage the dangers of CSB early in female university students' romantic relationships when they have high attachment anxiety.