Working to Halt Online Abuse (2000) reported that most people coped from being cyberstalked by contacting their internet service provider. They found that 49% of cyberstalking victims coped by contacting their internet service provider; 16% coped by contacting the police; 12% of cyberstalking victims coped by other means, which included ignoring messages, taking civil action, or not returning to the place the cyberstalking incident occured.
There have been studies that looked at the psychological impact on victims. Westrup, et al (1999) studied the psychological effects of 232 female offline stalking victims and found that most victims had symptoms of PTSD, depression, and anxiety. Mullen and Pathe (1997) found that 20% of victims increased their alcohol consumption, and 74% of victims suffered from sleep disturbances.
ReferencesMullen, P.E., Pathe, M., Purcell, R. & Stuart, G.W. (1999). Study of Stalkers. The American Journal of Psychiatry, 156(8), 1244-1249.
Westrup, D., Fremouw, W.J., Thompson, R.N. & Lewis, S.F. (1999). The Psychological Impact of Stalking in Female Undergraduates. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 44(3), 554-557.
Working to Halt Online Abuse (WHO@). (2000). Online Harassment Statistics
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