“The Worst thing that Could Happen”: On Altruistic Fear of Crime

2009 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 257-275 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anita Heber
Keyword(s):  
Fear Of Crime ◽  
Altruistic Fear

“Watch out, Sweetie”: The Impact of Gender and Offence Type on Parents’ Altruistic Fear of Crime

Sex Roles ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 77 (9-10) ◽  
pp. 676-686 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Vozmediano ◽  
César San-Juan ◽  
Ana I. Vergara ◽  
Natalia Alonso-Alberca
Keyword(s):  
Fear Of Crime ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Altruistic Fear

scholarly journals Investigation of the correlation between childhood trauma, psychological well-being, and altruistic fear of crime of mothers with children aged three to six years

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 124-136
Author(s):  
Bayram Deles ◽  
Nilgun Sarp
Keyword(s):  
Childhood Trauma ◽  
Fear Of Crime ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Preschool Education ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Childhood Trauma Questionnaire ◽  
Childhood Traumas ◽  
Altruistic Fear

Childhood is the period during which physical and mental development is extremely rapid from the first years of life. Furthermore, many basic factors affecting the future lives of individuals start to be shaped. The child's future life, psychological well-being, and quality of life are negatively affected by the exposure to unwanted situations by the family or the environment during this period. As a matter of fact, behavior patterns exhibited by individuals during adulthood are thought to be correlated with childhood traumas. Thus, this study aimed to investigate the relationship between the altruistic fear of crime, psychological well-being, and childhood traumas among mothers with children aged three to six years. A cross-sectional correlation research design was used for this study. The sample of the study consisted of 214 volunteer mothers, whose children were attending a private preschool education institution in the city center of Gumushane province of Turkey during the 2019/2020 academic year. The research data were collected using "Personal Information Form", "Childhood Trauma Questionnaire", "Altruistic Fear of Crime Scale" and "Psychological Well-being Scale". Data were analyzed using t-test, ANOVA, and correlation analysis. The results of the research showed that the age of the mothers, birth order, presence of any family member receiving psychological support, and marital satisfaction caused significant differences. Furthermore, scores obtained from "Personal Information Form", "Childhood Trauma Questionnaire", "Altruistic Fear of Crime" and "Psychological Well-being Scale" were found to be significantly correlated.

Parental fear of crime

2004 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 362-377 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marian I. Tulloch
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Fear Of Crime ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Crime Rates ◽  
Child Safety ◽  
Parental Age ◽  
Victims Of Crime ◽  
Altruistic Fear

This article explores an alternative way of conceptualizing the relation between quantitative data on fear of crime derived from closed questions and subsequent elaborated responses to open-ended prompts. Parents were asked to rate their worry about their children as victims of crime. In line with previous research on ‘altruistic fear of crime’, levels of worry reported by parents were generally high and a function of parental age, personal worry about victimization and perception of rising crime rates. In responding to general fear of crime questions, parents position themselves in relation to broad social issues. Subsequent analysis of the elaborations on these responses indicates more complex and contradictory positions as parents engage with discourses around competing goals of parenthood: child safety, nurturance and positive independence. It is thus concluded that closed responses to broad fear of crime questions are better understood as self positioning within a particular social and interactive context, rather than as measures of fixed underlying variables.

scholarly journals Pandemic Emotions: The Extent, Correlates, and Mental Health Consequences of Personal and Altruistic Fear of COVID-19

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melissa Sloan ◽  
Murat Haner ◽  
Amanda Graham ◽  
Francis T. Cullen ◽  
Justin Pickett ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Fear Of Crime ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
News Coverage ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Health Impact ◽  
The Political ◽  
Moral Foundations ◽  
Moral Context ◽  
Altruistic Fear

COVID-19 has had unprecedented effects on populations around the world. Given the political and moral context of the pandemic and the nation’s response to it, this study sought to assess the extent of American’s personal fear about the virus as well as their fear for others (altruistic fear), identify potential predictors of these fears, and examine the mental health impact of heightened COVID-19 fears. Overall, a majority of respondents worried about various aspects of the virus, from being exposed to dying and reported often worrying about others, including family, the elderly, and healthcare professionals. Building on the fear of crime literature, we find that certain individuals, including those who believe they are at a high risk of dying from the virus, those who closely follow news coverage of the pandemic, and those with strong moral foundations, are likely to experience elevated fear and, possibly, its consequences.

Perceived Police Corruption and Fear of Crime in Mexico

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 425-450
Author(s):  
Carlos Vilalta ◽  
Gustavo Fondevila
Keyword(s):  
Fear Of Crime ◽  
Police Corruption ◽  
Calidad De Vida

Estudios previos en México argumentan que la percepción de corrupción y la percepción de eficacia predicen la insatisfacción y la falta de confianza en la policía. Este artículo extiende estos estudios previos al examinar si la percepción de corrupción policial impacta el miedo al crimen entre la población adulta. Argumentamos que –más allá de los correlativos tradicionales del miedo al crimen y controlando por la intensidad de la guerra contra el crimen organizado– la evaluación de la reputación de la policía impacta la calidad de vida en la sociedad tal como lo indica el miedo al crimen. Los resultados de los modelos multinivel, basados en datos de la Encuesta Nacional de Victimización y Percepción sobre Seguridad Pública (ENVIPE, 2012–2017), confirman nuestro argumento. También hallamos que la experiencia de victimización y las incivilidades en la colonia son los principales predictores del miedo al crimen, mientras que la guerra contra el crimen organizado no mostró tener un efecto consistente.

Fear of Crime and Fear of the Police

1971 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 91-101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard L. Block
Keyword(s):  
Fear Of Crime
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