A Model for Predicting Fear of Terrorism through Fear of Crime, Gender, Locus of Control and Coping Strategies.

IF 1.6 3区社会学 Q2 CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY

European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research Pub Date : 2023-05-01 DOI:10.1007/s10610-023-09540-2

Keren Cohen-Louck, Inna Levy, Nir Rozmann

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This study examines the assumption that aspects of fear of crime (fear of rape and sense of insecurity) predict fear of terrorism. The online survey included 754 Israeli respondents, who answered questions about their demographic characteristics, fear of terrorism, fear of crime indicators (fear of rape and sense of insecurity), locus of control (LOC; internal and external), and coping strategies. The findings indicate that for women, higher belief in chance and fate, and powerful others (external LOC), higher sense of insecurity, and higher fear of rape were related to a higher fear of terrorism. For men, higher belief in chance and fate (external LOC), higher sense of insecurity, and higher fear of rape were related to a higher fear of terrorism. Furthermore, the effect of fear of rape on fear of terrorism was mediated by sense of insecurity. Our findings support the assumption that fear of crime shadows and affects fear of terrorism for men as well as women. Therefore, fear of rape should be addressed as a significant issue for both genders.

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通过对犯罪的恐惧、性别、控制点和应对策略预测恐怖主义恐惧的模型。

这项研究考察了对犯罪的恐惧（对强奸的恐惧和不安全感）预测对恐怖主义恐惧的假设。这项在线调查包括754名以色列受访者，他们回答了有关人口特征、对恐怖主义的恐惧、对犯罪的恐惧指标（对强奸的恐惧和不安全感）、控制点（LOC；内部和外部）和应对策略的问题。研究结果表明，对于女性来说，对机会和命运、强大的他人（外部LOC）、更高的不安全感和对强奸的更高恐惧与对恐怖主义的更高担忧有关。对男性来说，对机会和命运（外部LOC）的信念越高，不安全感越高，对强奸的恐惧越高，与对恐怖主义的恐惧越大有关。此外，对强奸的恐惧对恐怖主义的恐惧的影响是由不安全感介导的。我们的研究结果支持这样一种假设，即对犯罪的恐惧会影响男性和女性对恐怖主义的恐惧。因此，对强奸的恐惧应该作为一个对两性都很重要的问题来解决。

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European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY-

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期刊介绍： The European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research is a peer-reviewed criminology journal, with an international and interdisciplinary focus. It welcomes submissions from Europe and well beyond, from different disciplines and traditions, where crime issues are connected to their socio-, psychological and economic contexts. The focus of its peer-reviewed coverage is on understanding crime trends in different geographical and socio-economic contexts, on presenting innovative crime prevention policies and practices, presenting innovative methodologies, and on following legislative and institutional change. The journal aims to strengthen the link between research and policies in the area of crime and justice, and welcomes submissions with a policy-related component.Discussion includes the trade-off between security and rights and ways to optimize the effectiveness of criminal justice systems with respect to human and civil rights. Recognizing that criminal justice systems are not the only method for dealing with crime, the journal also devotes attention to alternative policies and practices.Its four annual issues include one thematic issue and three that are open to various contributions.