Research Note: the Relationship between Television Fiction and Fear of Crime

There is continuous debate on the impact of house quality on residents’ health and well-being. Good living environment improves health, and fear of crime is recognised as a mediator in the relationship between physical environment and health. Since minimal studies have investigated the relationship, this study aims to examine the impact of the house quality on fear of crime and health. A total of 230 households from a residential neighbourhood in Malaysia participated in the study. Using structural equation modelling, the findings indicate that housing quality and fear of crime can account for a proportion of the variance in residents’ self-rated health. However, there is no significant relationship between housing quality and fear of crime. Results also show that fear of crime does not mediate the relationship between housing quality and health. This study suggests that the environment-fear relationship should be re-examined theoretically.

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Assessing the Impact of Street-View Greenery on Fear of Neighborhood Crime in Guangzhou, China

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18010311 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (1) ◽

pp. 311

Author(s):

Fengrui Jing ◽

Lin Liu ◽

Suhong Zhou ◽

Jiangyu Song ◽

Linsen Wang ◽

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Keyword(s):

Social Factors ◽

Urban Areas ◽

Fear Of Crime ◽

Green Space ◽

Learning Approach ◽

Perceived Safety ◽

Street View ◽

The Impact ◽

The Relationship ◽

Physical Incivilities

Previous literature has examined the relationship between the amount of green space and perceived safety in urban areas, but little is known about the effect of street-view neighborhood greenery on perceived neighborhood safety. Using a deep learning approach, we derived greenery from a massive set of street view images in central Guangzhou. We further tested the relationships and mechanisms between street-view greenery and fear of crime in the neighborhood. Results demonstrated that a higher level of neighborhood street-view greenery was associated with a lower fear of crime, and its relationship was mediated by perceived physical incivilities. While increasing street greenery of the micro-environment may reduce fear of crime, this paper also suggests that social factors should be considered when designing ameliorative programs.

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The Relationship Between Dwelling Type and Fear of Crime

Environment and Behavior ◽

10.1177/0013916514540459 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 48 (2) ◽

pp. 365-387 ◽

Cited By ~ 17

Author(s):

Heather Rollwagen

Keyword(s):

Fear Of Crime ◽

The Relationship

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The relationship between residents' fear of crime and spatial compositions in urban areas

Journal of the City Planning Institute of Japan ◽

10.11361/cpij1.44.0.50.0 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 44 (0) ◽

pp. 50-50

Author(s):

Mamoru Amemiya ◽

Takahito Shimada

Keyword(s):

Urban Areas ◽

Fear Of Crime ◽

The Relationship

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Meta-analysis on the Relationship between Police Visibility and Fear of Crime

Korean Association of Public Safety and Criminal Justice ◽

10.21181/kjpc.2020.29.3.53 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 29 (3) ◽

pp. 53-74

Author(s):

Seung Hyun Kim ◽

Eung-Ryul Choi

Keyword(s):

Fear Of Crime ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Police Visibility ◽

The Relationship

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Fear of Crime as a ‘Sponge’: Toward a More Dynamic Understanding of the Relationship Between Generalized Social Attitudes and Fear of Crime

Psychology of Fear, Crime and the Media ◽

10.4324/9781315779812-8 ◽

2015 ◽

pp. 19-37

Keyword(s):

Fear Of Crime ◽

Social Attitudes ◽

The Relationship

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From the sharing economy to the visitor economy: the impact on small retailers

International Journal of Tourism Cities ◽

10.1108/ijtc-01-2019-0015 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

pp. 90-98 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Louise Grimmer ◽

Oskaras Vorobjovas-Pinta

Keyword(s):

Design Methodology ◽

Sharing Economy ◽

Research Note ◽

Review Of The Literature ◽

Content Type ◽

Travel Experience ◽

Branding Strategies ◽

The Impact ◽

The Relationship ◽

Collaborative Efforts

Purpose The visitor economy is increasingly being recognised by local authorities, governments and destination marketing managers as having a significant effect on local retail precincts. This research note proposes that there is a link between the rise of the sharing economy (notably Airbnb) and the growing awareness and appreciation of the impact of the visitor economy. The purpose of this paper is to provide an example of the marketing efforts of a specific retail precinct to attract visitors engaged in the sharing economy. Design/methodology/approach The approach taken involves a review of the literature pertaining to the sharing and visitor economies. Using an example from an Australian tourist city – Hobart, Tasmania, this research reviews a collaborative marketing campaign undertaken by retailers in a city precinct designed to appeal to stakeholders in the visitor economy. Findings Shopping at local stores and retail precincts form an integral part of the travel experience. This research note offers an overview of the nexus between the sharing and visitor economies. In particular, it presents the potential implications of collaborative marketing efforts to attract visitors to a retail precinct. It is suggested that the development of new marketing and branding strategies, specifically retailer-led collaborative efforts, are a positive approach to attract stakeholders involved in the sharing and visitor economies. Originality/value This research note is one of the first to recognise the relationship between the rise of the sharing economy and the subsequent conceptualisation of a visitor economy. This note recognises the particular importance of the nexus between the sharing and visitor economies for retail precincts.

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Using the General Social Survey – National Death Index cohort to study the relationship between neighbourhood fear and mortality in the USA

BMJ Open ◽

10.1136/bmjopen-2019-030330 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (11) ◽

pp. e030330

Author(s):

Erin Grinshteyn ◽

Peter Muennig ◽

Roman Pabayo

Keyword(s):

Fear Of Crime ◽

General Social Survey ◽

National Death Index ◽

Social Survey ◽

Time To Death ◽

Risk Of Death ◽

Increased Risk ◽

Adjusted Model ◽

The Relationship

ObjectivesFear of crime is associated with adverse mental health outcomes and reduced social interaction independent of crime. Because mental health and social interactions are associated with poor physical health, fear of crime may also be associated with death. The main objective is to determine whether neighbourhood fear is associated with time to death.Setting and participantsData from the 1978–2008 General Social Survey were linked to mortality data using the National Death Index (GSS-NDI) (n=20 297).MethodsGSS-NDI data were analysed to assess the relationship between fear of crime at baseline and time to death among adults after removing violent deaths. Fear was measured by asking respondents if they were afraid to walk alone at night within a mile of their home. Crude and adjusted HRs were calculated using survival analysis to calculate time to death. Analyses were stratified by sex.ResultsAmong those who responded that they were fearful of walking in their neighbourhood at night, there was a 6% increased risk of death during follow-up in the adjusted model though this was not significant (HR=1.06, 95% CI 0.99 to 1.13). In the fully adjusted models examining risk of mortality stratified by sex, findings were significant among men but not women. Among men, in the adjusted model, there was an 8% increased risk of death during follow-up among those who experienced fear at baseline in comparison with those who did not experience fear (HR=1.08, 95% CI 1.02 to 1.14).ConclusionsResearch has recently begun examining fear as a public health issue. With an identified relationship with mortality among men, this is a potential public health problem that must be examined more fully.

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