Gendered Responses to Fear of Victimization? A Comparative Study of Students' Precautionary and Avoidance Strategies in Suburban and Urban Contexts.

IF 2.3 3区社会学 Q1 WOMENS STUDIES

Violence Against Women Pub Date : 2025-05-01 Epub Date: 2024-01-30 DOI:10.1177/10778012241228284

Shannon K Jacobsen

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to understand how gender shapes women's and men's behavioral responses to fear of crime and whether their use of these strategies varies by context. Interviews were conducted with 70 undergraduates attending universities in two distinct community settings. Regardless of campus context, the findings revealed that women and men at both institutions used similar types of precautionary and defensive behaviors to manage their fear of crime and perceptions of risk; however, the prevalence with which they used these strategies was quite gendered. More complex patterns were revealed for women's and men's use of avoidance behaviors.

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害怕受害的性别反应？郊区和城市背景下学生预防和规避策略的比较研究。

本研究旨在了解性别如何影响女性和男性对犯罪恐惧的行为反应，以及他们使用这些策略的情况是否因环境而异。研究人员对两个不同社区环境中的 70 名大学本科生进行了访谈。调查结果显示，无论校园环境如何，两所院校的男女生都使用了类似的预防和防御行为来控制他们对犯罪的恐惧和对风险的感知；然而，他们使用这些策略的普遍程度却有很大的性别差异。女性和男性使用回避行为的模式更为复杂。

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来源期刊

Violence Against Women WOMENS STUDIES-

CiteScore

4.10

自引率

4.50%

发文量

142

期刊介绍： Violence against Women is an international, interdisciplinary journal dedicated to the publication of research and information on all aspects of the problem of violence against women. The journal assumes a broad definition of violence; topics to be covered include, but are not limited to, domestic violence, sexual assault, incest, sexual harassment, female infantcide, female circumcision, and female sexual slavery.