2013
DOI: 10.1177/1477370813486866
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Happiness and victimization: An empirical study for Switzerland

Abstract: This paper explores if, and to what extent, crime affects happiness, using data from the Swiss Crime Survey 2011. Given the lack of research on the relationship between victimization and quality of life, it attempts to close an important gap in the existing literature. Results show negative effects on life satisfaction of theft, attempted burglary and consumer fraud, as well as of crimes against the person. Contrary to expectations, detrimental effects on quality of life do not decline consistently over time.

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“…Conversely, living in insecure and dangerous surroundings has far-reaching consequences, incurring different costs for the victims of crimes. Depending on its severity, criminal acts can affect victims due to uninsured financial losses, physical pain, emotional suffering, trauma or even death, thus substantially reducing their quality of life (Moller, 2005;Davies and Hinks, 2010;Medina and Tamayo, 2012;Hanslmaier, 2013;Staubli et al, 2014;Mahuteau and Zhu, 2015). Even nonvictimized individuals can suffer from crime in their environment through growing fear, anxiety and psychological distress if they perceive an increased personal risk of victimization.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Conversely, living in insecure and dangerous surroundings has far-reaching consequences, incurring different costs for the victims of crimes. Depending on its severity, criminal acts can affect victims due to uninsured financial losses, physical pain, emotional suffering, trauma or even death, thus substantially reducing their quality of life (Moller, 2005;Davies and Hinks, 2010;Medina and Tamayo, 2012;Hanslmaier, 2013;Staubli et al, 2014;Mahuteau and Zhu, 2015). Even nonvictimized individuals can suffer from crime in their environment through growing fear, anxiety and psychological distress if they perceive an increased personal risk of victimization.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…9 Esta relación puede atribuirse al hecho de que ser víc-tima, especialmente de delitos violentos, es un estresor no normativo que supone una merma significativa de la satisfacción con la vida. [10][11][12] Sin embargo, en su estudio, Moore 13 encontró que la experiencia de victimización no ejerce ningún impacto significativo en la satisfacción con la vida, por lo que se deben considerar otras variables. En este sentido, Michalos y Zumbo 14 observaron que la victimización se asocia con una menor calidad de vida cuando se tiene en cuenta la satisfacción con el vecindario y la pareja.…”
Section: Satisfacción Con La Vida E Inseguridadunclassified
“…Por otra parte, Hanslmaier (2013) mostró que esta disminución es todavía mayor en las mujeres que en los hombres. Esta relación puede atribuirse al hecho de que ser víctima es uno de los estresores no-normativos de mayor impacto, lo que supone una merma significativa de la satisfacción con la vida (Segerstrom & O´Connor, 2012;Staubli, Killias & Frey, 2014;Thomsen, 2013;Turner, Shattuck, Hamby & Finkelhor, 2013). Pese a lo anterior, no todos los estudios son coincidentes con estos resultados.…”
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