The Gender Gap in Fear: Assessing the Interactive Effects of Gender and Perceived Risk on Fear of Crime

Reid, Lesley Williams; M, Konrad

doi:10.1080/02732170490431331

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“…Previous studies have found that individuals' perceptions of neighborhood safety are determined by more than just specific experiences of violence. [33][34][35][36] For example women are more likely to perceive threats to their safety than men, with women over the age of 30 perceiving their neighborhood as less safe than younger women. 34 Additionally, mothers may report higher ratings of neighborhood safety to selfvalidate their decision to remain in a violent neighborhood, perhaps in part due to their inability to move to a new neighborhood.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…[33][34][35][36] For example women are more likely to perceive threats to their safety than men, with women over the age of 30 perceiving their neighborhood as less safe than younger women. 34 Additionally, mothers may report higher ratings of neighborhood safety to selfvalidate their decision to remain in a violent neighborhood, perhaps in part due to their inability to move to a new neighborhood. 47 This study demonstrates that measuring exposure to violence-related experiences using discrete measures may be a better method for assessing the influence of neighborhood violence on health than perceptions of safety alone.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…This literature presents a complex relationship influenced by gender, race, age, education, feelings of vulnerability and helplessness, and neighborhood level factors. [33][34][35][36] However, this literature does not attempt to link measures of neighborhood violence with health outcomes.…”

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Neighborhood Violence and its Association with Mothers’ Health: Assessing the Relative Importance of Perceived Safety and Exposure to Violence

Johnson

Solomon²,

Shields

et al. 2009

J Urban Health

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This paper presents a cross-sectional study examining the influence of neighborhood violence on multiple aspects of mothers' health. While the influence of neighborhood violence on health is important to understand for all populations, mothers are especially important as they play a key role in protecting their children from the consequences of violence. Three hundred and ninety-two Baltimore City mothers of children 5 years and younger completed a self-administered survey that included questions about perceptions of their safety as well as their personal experiences with neighborhood violence. Separate models were run to compare the relationship between each measurement of neighborhood violence and five diverse health-related determinants and outcomes: self-reported health status, smoking, exercise, average hours of sleep a night, and sleep interruption. Controlling for mother's age, child's age, maternal education, and marital status, mothers with high exposure to neighborhood violence were twice as likely to report poorer health, smoking, never exercising, and poor sleep habits. Maternal perception of neighborhood safety was not related to any of the assessed health-related determinants and outcomes. This study emphasizes the importance of measuring exposure to neighborhood violence rather than solely assessing perceived safety. Neighborhood violence was a common experience for mothers in this urban sample, and should be considered by health professionals in trying to understand and intervene to improve the health of mothers and their children.

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Neighborhood Violence and its Association with Mothers’ Health: Assessing the Relative Importance of Perceived Safety and Exposure to Violence

Johnson

Solomon²,

Shields

et al. 2009

J Urban Health

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“…For example, there was not much difference of fear of burglary and robbery between females and males. However, in sexual assault, females had much higher fear of crime compared to males (Reid & Konrad, 2004).…”

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The Limitations and Advancements in Measuring Fear of Crime

Lim¹,

Chun

2015

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To measure fear of crime, the dichotomous single-item question is often used. The question has several inherent limitations which cause problems in validity and reliability in measurement of fear of crime. To overcome the limitations, researchers have advanced measurement of fear of crime. The advancements in measurement of fear of crime made researchers understand fear of crime more deeply. The current paper demonstrates the limitations and advancement by using several examples.

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“…Se puede llegar a pensar que las mujeres perciben su grupo de pertenencia con mayores probabilidades de sufrir un delito (Reid y Konrad, 2004;Warr, 2000), o bien que los hombres son más reticentes a demostrar su vulnerabilidad (Gabriel y Grave, 2003;Sutton y Farrall, 2005;Sutton, Robinson y Farrall, 2011).…”

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La representación social de la inseguridad en jóvenes universitarios ecuatorianos: el caso Ambato

Molina-Coloma¹,

Reyes-Sosa²,

Larrañaga-Egilegor³

2015

Pensando Psicol.

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Introducción: la inseguridad es un tema de preocupación social en Ecuador, así como en muchos países latinoamericanos. La referencia a sucesos relacionados con la inseguridad es habitual en los medios de comunicación y refleja la situación de incertidumbre con la que vive la población cotidianamente. Objetivo: se plantea el análisis de la representación social de la inseguridad. En este sentido, se pretende conocer cómo los jóvenes conciben y explican este objeto social. Metodología: mediante técnicas cualitativas, se realizó la recogida de información. En el estudio, participaron 271 jóvenes universitarios (67% mujeres y 33% hombres), con una media de 21,32 años (DT: 2,23). Resultados: el análisis del núcleo central y del sistema periférico reveló que los jóvenes perciben un contexto inseguro caracterizado por la incertidumbre y el miedo de salir a lugares públicos o zonas específicas. Este sentimiento de inseguridad se ve reforzado por la falta de mecanismos que regulen este clima negativo, tal como lo es la ineficiente estructura en las instituciones judiciales. En relación con las diferencias de género, se evidenció que las mujeres reportan tener mayor miedo y vulnerabilidad en su vida cotidiana, a diferencia de los hombres. Conclusiones: en Ambato se han desarrollado estrategias a fin de reducir la inseguridad, sin embargo, estos mecanismos no han ayudado a disminuir la percepción de miedo establecido en el contexto.

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The Gender Gap in Fear: Assessing the Interactive Effects of Gender and Perceived Risk on Fear of Crime

Cited by 163 publications

References 40 publications

Neighborhood Violence and its Association with Mothers’ Health: Assessing the Relative Importance of Perceived Safety and Exposure to Violence

Neighborhood Violence and its Association with Mothers’ Health: Assessing the Relative Importance of Perceived Safety and Exposure to Violence

The Limitations and Advancements in Measuring Fear of Crime

La representación social de la inseguridad en jóvenes universitarios ecuatorianos: el caso Ambato

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