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Article: Prevalence and psychosocial correlates of the fear of crime in older Chinese.
Title | Prevalence and psychosocial correlates of the fear of crime in older Chinese. |
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Authors | |
Keywords | Common crime Direct and indirect victimization Domestic violence Fear of crime Older Chinese Prevalence Psychosocial |
Issue Date | 2014 |
Publisher | Emerald Group Publishing . The Journal's web site is located at http://www.emeraldinsight.com/loi/jap |
Citation | The Journal of Adult Protection, 2014, v. 16 n. 5, p. 264-275 How to Cite? |
Abstract | Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to examine the prevalence and psychosocial correlates of fear of crime in older Chinese. Attempt was made to test a theoretical model which integrated the vulnerability model, “broken windows” theory, victimization theory and risk interpretation model.
Design/methodology/approach
– A cross-sectional survey was conducted with 453 older adults from a representative sample recruited from Kunming using stratified sampling methods.
Findings
– More than half of the participants (n=258, 57.0 percent) reported fear of one or more types of depicted common crime. By comparison, a smaller percentage (n=57, 12.6 percent) reported fear of domestic violence (FDV). Correlational analysis indicated different correlates for fear of common crime (FCC) and FDV. Female gender, a younger age, poor financial and health statuses, perception of greater social instability and neighborhood disorder, direct and/or indirect victimization and perception of a higher risk of victimization were significantly associated with higher levels of FCC. Limited social networks, perception of greater neighborhood disorder, direct and/or indirect victimization and perception of a higher risk of victimization were salient correlates of FDV. The results of hierarchical regression analyses showed that the integrated model explained 37 and 43 percent of the variance in FCC and FDV, respectively.
Originality/value
– This study found diverse patterns in terms of the prevalence and risk factors for FCC and FDV. The findings have important implications for policy, practice and research. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/200868 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 1.0 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.500 |
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dc.contributor.author | Qin, N | - |
dc.contributor.author | Yan, ECW | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-08-21T07:04:25Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2014-08-21T07:04:25Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2014 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | The Journal of Adult Protection, 2014, v. 16 n. 5, p. 264-275 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 1466-8203 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/200868 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the prevalence and psychosocial correlates of fear of crime in older Chinese. Attempt was made to test a theoretical model which integrated the vulnerability model, “broken windows” theory, victimization theory and risk interpretation model. Design/methodology/approach – A cross-sectional survey was conducted with 453 older adults from a representative sample recruited from Kunming using stratified sampling methods. Findings – More than half of the participants (n=258, 57.0 percent) reported fear of one or more types of depicted common crime. By comparison, a smaller percentage (n=57, 12.6 percent) reported fear of domestic violence (FDV). Correlational analysis indicated different correlates for fear of common crime (FCC) and FDV. Female gender, a younger age, poor financial and health statuses, perception of greater social instability and neighborhood disorder, direct and/or indirect victimization and perception of a higher risk of victimization were significantly associated with higher levels of FCC. Limited social networks, perception of greater neighborhood disorder, direct and/or indirect victimization and perception of a higher risk of victimization were salient correlates of FDV. The results of hierarchical regression analyses showed that the integrated model explained 37 and 43 percent of the variance in FCC and FDV, respectively. Originality/value – This study found diverse patterns in terms of the prevalence and risk factors for FCC and FDV. The findings have important implications for policy, practice and research. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | Emerald Group Publishing . The Journal's web site is located at http://www.emeraldinsight.com/loi/jap | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | The Journal of Adult Protection | - |
dc.subject | Common crime | - |
dc.subject | Direct and indirect victimization | - |
dc.subject | Domestic violence | - |
dc.subject | Fear of crime | - |
dc.subject | Older Chinese | - |
dc.subject | Prevalence | - |
dc.subject | Psychosocial | - |
dc.title | Prevalence and psychosocial correlates of the fear of crime in older Chinese. | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.identifier.email | Yan, ECW: elsieyan@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Yan, ECW=rp00600 | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1108/JAP-12-2013-0048 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-84926614225 | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 234293 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 16 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | 5 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | 264 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 275 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000219721000002 | - |
dc.publisher.place | United Kingdom | - |
dc.identifier.issnl | 1466-8203 | - |