The relationships between childhood physical violence, attachment anxiety, and courtship stalking behaviors of college male students

This study investigated factors predicting the courtship stalking behaviors of college male students. Data were collected from 164 college male students who were described as men who wanted to date women who did not want to date them. Participants were from either a four-year university or a twoyear college located in A-city, Korea. The collected data were analyzed using a x²-test, a Mann-Whitney U-test, and a binomial logistic regression. As male students' dating frequency decreased, so did courtship stalking behaviors (Exp (B) =.093, p =.001). As male students' attachment anxiety increased, so did courtship stalking behaviors (Exp (B) = 1.065, p =.046). Moreover, as male students' experience with physical violence increased, so did courtship stalking behaviors (Exp (B) = 1.339, p =.019). Finally, if college male students have had childhood experience with physical violence and have high attachment anxiety, there is a need for the early detection and management of their relationship with the opposite sex.