Kathryn C Seigfried-Spellar
Biographic Data
| ID | 196270 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kathryn C Seigfried-Spellar |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kathryn C |
| FAMILY NAME | Seigfried-Spellar |
| SIGNATURE | SEIGFRIED-SPELLAR K C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Purdue University West Lafayette |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9953-3517 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Training Salon Professionals to Address Intimate Partner Violence and Sex Trafficking
Sex trafficking and intimate partner violence (IPV) often co-occur and are under-identified. Salon professionals frequently encounter victims but lack proper training to intervene. This study developed, piloted, and evaluated an online training program for eight Indiana salon professionals. Participants demonstrated significant increases in knowledge of IPV and sex trafficking (r = 0.93) and confidence in identifying victims of IPV (r = 0.84). In…
Assessing differences in grooming stages and strategies in decoy, victim, and law enforcement conversations
Exploring the role of salon professionals in identifying sex trafficking and violence victims in Indiana
One-on-one salon services may provide a unique opportunity to intervene and identify victims of violence, especially when empowered through additional training and collaborative partnerships with community-oriented policing initiates. Implementing training and community-based initiatives could aid salon professionals in gaining greater confidence in knowing what to do when serving a client who is a victim of IPV or sex trafficking
Empowering Salon Professionals
Cybervictimization, Social, and Financial Strains Influence Internet Trolling Behaviors
Internet trolling is a form of online aggression that can have negative psychological effects on its victims. This study examines whether Internet trolling behaviors is related to general strain theory. Respondents were solicited from Mechanical Turk and completed an anonymous, Internet-based survey measuring a variety of trolling behaviors and strains (i.e., cyberbullying victimization, trolling victimization, financial strain, and social strain…
Death and Lulz
Trolling on the Internet is a form of deviant behavior that borderlines cyberharassment. A specific type of trolling behavior involving individuals posting rude/harassing comments on online memorial pages is known as RIP or memorial page trolling. This study compared the personality traits of self-reported RIP trolls to other trolls who did not engage in RIP trolling (non-RIP trolls); 30 respondents were classified as RIP trolls and 119 responden…
Computer criminal behavior is related to psychopathy and other antisocial behavior
Differentiating Hackers, Identity Thieves, Cyberbullies, and Virus Writers by College Major and Individual Differences
This study examined the personality characteristics of 296 self-reported computer deviants and non-computer deviants with different college majors. Results indicated hackers majoring in the Arts were more hedonistic compared to the hackers majoring in Business. The identity thieves majoring in Business were more extraverted and open to experiences compared to the identity thieves majoring in "Both." The virus writers majoring in the Arts were mor…
Cybervictimization, Social, and Financial Strains Influence Internet Trolling Behaviors
Internet trolling is a form of online aggression that can have negative psychological effects on its victims. This study examines whether Internet trolling behaviors is related to general strain theory. Respondents were solicited from Mechanical Turk and completed an anonymous, Internet-based survey measuring a variety of trolling behaviors and strains (i.e., cyberbullying victimization, trolling victimization, financial strain, and social strain…
Computer criminal behavior is related to psychopathy and other antisocial behavior
Differentiating Hackers, Identity Thieves, Cyberbullies, and Virus Writers by College Major and Individual Differences
This study examined the personality characteristics of 296 self-reported computer deviants and non-computer deviants with different college majors. Results indicated hackers majoring in the Arts were more hedonistic compared to the hackers majoring in Business. The identity thieves majoring in Business were more extraverted and open to experiences compared to the identity thieves majoring in "Both." The virus writers majoring in the Arts were mor…
Death and Lulz
Trolling on the Internet is a form of deviant behavior that borderlines cyberharassment. A specific type of trolling behavior involving individuals posting rude/harassing comments on online memorial pages is known as RIP or memorial page trolling. This study compared the personality traits of self-reported RIP trolls to other trolls who did not engage in RIP trolling (non-RIP trolls); 30 respondents were classified as RIP trolls and 119 responden…
Computer criminal behavior is related to psychopathy and other antisocial behavior
Cybervictimization, Social, and Financial Strains Influence Internet Trolling Behaviors
Internet trolling is a form of online aggression that can have negative psychological effects on its victims. This study examines whether Internet trolling behaviors is related to general strain theory. Respondents were solicited from Mechanical Turk and completed an anonymous, Internet-based survey measuring a variety of trolling behaviors and strains (i.e., cyberbullying victimization, trolling victimization, financial strain, and social strain…
Assessing differences in grooming stages and strategies in decoy, victim, and law enforcement conversations
Exploring the role of salon professionals in identifying sex trafficking and violence victims in Indiana
One-on-one salon services may provide a unique opportunity to intervene and identify victims of violence, especially when empowered through additional training and collaborative partnerships with community-oriented policing initiates. Implementing training and community-based initiatives could aid salon professionals in gaining greater confidence in knowing what to do when serving a client who is a victim of IPV or sex trafficking
Empowering Salon Professionals
Training Salon Professionals to Address Intimate Partner Violence and Sex Trafficking
Sex trafficking and intimate partner violence (IPV) often co-occur and are under-identified. Salon professionals frequently encounter victims but lack proper training to intervene. This study developed, piloted, and evaluated an online training program for eight Indiana salon professionals. Participants demonstrated significant increases in knowledge of IPV and sex trafficking (r = 0.93) and confidence in identifying victims of IPV (r = 0.84). In…
Psychology (7 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection (3 works) · Personality (3 works) · Poison control (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Salon (3 works) · Sex work and related issues (3 works)