Fear of Crime: The Influence of General Fear, Risk, and Time Perspective

2016 ◽  
Vol 34 (6) ◽  
pp. 1224-1246 ◽  
Author(s):  
Derek Chadee ◽  
Nikita K. Ng Ying ◽  
Mary Chadee ◽  
Linda Heath
Keyword(s):  
Indirect Effects ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Fear Of Crime ◽  
Time Perspective ◽  
Construal Level Theory ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Personality Factor ◽  
Psychological Variable ◽  
The Relationship

Prior research on fear of crime has focused less on psychological causes than on sociological and demographic factors. This study, however, introduces time perspective (TP) as an important psychological variable in the understanding of fear of crime. Specifically, the article assesses the relationship between TP as a stable personality factor and the mediation of risk and general fear on fear of crime levels. Data were collected using the survey method from a sample of 375 respondents utilizing the following scales: Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory (ZTPI) consisting of five TP subscales, Ferraro’s perceived risk of victimization and fear of crime scales, and a general (non-crime) fear scale measuring pragmatic and abstract fear. Path analysis shows no significant direct relationships between the five TP subscales and fear of crime. However, indirect effects are observed for Past Negative TP and Present Fatalistic TP, with general fear (pragmatic and abstract) and risk of victimization mediating the relationship, and pragmatic fear having the greatest significant effect size. Results are discussed in the context of risk and general fear sensitivity and construal level theory. We conclude with recommendations for future research.

Perceived risk and tourist’s trust: the roles of perceived value and religiosity

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abror Abror ◽  
Dina Patrisia ◽  
Yunita Engriani ◽  
Maznah Wan Omar ◽  
Yunia Wardi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Risk ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Perceived Value ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Tourist Destination ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Risk Dimensions ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose This study aims to examine the relationship between perceived risk and tourists’ trust. It also investigates the role of perceived value as a mediating variable on the link between perceived risk and trust. Moreover, the moderating role of religiosity on the link between perceived value and trust has also been highlighted. Design/methodology/approach The research population is all tourists who have visited West Sumatra Indonesia in the past two years. This research used a survey method using questionnaires and used purposive sampling as the sampling method. It collected 400 responses and after some preliminary tests, 352 usable responses have been analyzed. The authors used a covariance-based structural equation model using AMOS 24 as the data analysis tool. Findings This quantitative research found that perceived risk dimensions (health, environmental and financial risk) have significant impacts on perceived value. Perceived risk dimensions also have significant effects on trust except for health risk. It also found that perceived value has a significant impact on trust and finally, religiosity which has a significant moderating impact on the relationship between perceived value and trust. Research limitations/implications This study is only one country study; hence, it has limited finding generalization. It needs to be expanded to other countries such as Southeast Asia countries. It only used three antecedents of trust, therefore, for future research; it might be extended to other antecedents such as cultural value, tourist efficacy and also some consequences of trust such as revisit intention and customer involvement. Finally, this is a cross-sectional study; hence, for future research, it might be expanded to a longitudinal study where the results are more generalized. Practical implications Trust will lead to tourist loyalty. Therefore, to establish trust, the managers need to provide the best services with pay attention to the tourist perceived risk. Moreover, it found that perceived risks will lead to tourists’ perceived value. Accordingly, to increase the tourist perceived value, the tourist destination managers have to minimize risk or uncertainty in the tourist destination such as environmental and health risk in the tourist destination. Finally, religiosity will strengthen the tourist trust, hence; the managers can attract and serve high religiosity tourists with Halal standard products and services. Originality/value This study has examined the relationship between perceived risk dimensions and perceived value which is not investigated in the previous studies. It also examined the mediating roles of perceived value on the link between perceived risk dimensions and trust. These mediating roles have not been addressed yet previously. Finally, it has also revealed a significant moderating effect of religiosity on the link between perceived value and trust which is neglected previously.

scholarly journals Does Emotional Value Play a Role in the Relationship between Risk and Loyalty?

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 35-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mircea-Andrei Scridon
Keyword(s):  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Financial Risk ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Medium Size ◽  
Equation Modelling ◽  
Modelling Techniques ◽  
The One ◽  
Emotional Value ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Although perceived value is considered essential in any marketing activity, the role it plays regarding the relationship between perceived risk and loyalty in the context of organizational markets is not thoroughly considered. Therefore, this paper addresses the aforementioned issues in the context of the small and medium size enterprise market in Romania. From a sample of 229 entities, data were collected and analysed using structural equation modelling techniques. Results confirmed that different relationships are established between functional or financial risk and emotional value on the one hand, and emotional value and loyalty on the other hand. Discussions of the results integrate main findings with other studies that partially or tangentially study the connections between emotional value, risk and loyalty. The paper end with a brief limitations and avenues for future research.

scholarly journals Public Service Motivation and Individual Job Performance

2021 ◽  
pp. 254-277
Author(s):  
Adrian Ritz ◽  
Wouter Vandenabeele ◽  
Dominik Vogel
Keyword(s):  
Public Service ◽  
Indirect Effects ◽  
Individual Performance ◽  
Public Service Motivation ◽  
Service Performance ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Public Employees ◽  
Great Relevance ◽  
The Relationship

When pressure on human resource departments to make government more efficient is increasing, it is of great relevance to understand employees’ motivation and the fit of an employee with their job, as both contribute strongly to service performance. Therefore, this chapter discusses the role of public employees’ motivation and its relationship to individual performance. More specifically, this relationship is examined by focusing on public service motivation (PSM), a stream of research developed during the last three decades stressing the service orientation of public employees’ identity. Theoretically, how the relationship between PSM and individual performance is dependent on institutions is discussed, and an overview of the existing empirical evidence concerning this relationship is provided. The literature review discusses a variety of aspects such as direct vs. indirect effects, type of performance used, how performance is measured, and effect sizes. Finally, several avenues for future research are proposed, including methodological strategies.

The role of data-reuse experience in biological scientists’ data sharing: an empirical analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 186-208
Author(s):  
Ayoung Yoon ◽  
Youngseek Kim
Keyword(s):  
Data Sharing ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Subjective Norms ◽  
Data Reuse ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Research Model ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Usa ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate how scientists’ prior data-reuse experience affects their data-sharing intention by updating diverse attitudinal, control and normative beliefs about data sharing. Design/methodology/approach This paper used a survey method and the research model was evaluated by applying structural equation modelling to 476 survey responses from biological scientists in the USA. Findings The results show that prior data-reuse experience significantly increases the perceived community and career benefits and subjective norms of data sharing and significantly decreases the perceived risk and effort involved in data sharing. The perceived community benefits and subjective norms of data sharing positively influence scientists’ data-sharing intention, whereas the perceived risk and effort negatively influence scientists’ data-sharing intention. Research limitations/implications Based on the theory of planned behaviour, the research model was developed by connecting scientists’ prior data-reuse experience and data-sharing intention mediated through diverse attitudinal, control and normative perceptions of data sharing. Practical implications This research suggests that to facilitate scientists’ data-sharing behaviours, data reuse needs to be encouraged. Data sharing and reuse are interconnected, so scientists’ data sharing can be better promoted by providing them with data-reuse experience. Originality/value This is one of the initial studies examining the relationship between data-reuse experience and data-sharing behaviour, and it considered the following mediating factors: perceived community benefit, career benefit, career risk, effort and subjective norm of data sharing. This research provides an advanced investigation of data-sharing behaviour in the relationship with data-reuse experience and suggests significant implications for fostering data-sharing behaviour.

Age-inclusive HR practices and the thriving of older workers

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Indirect Effects ◽  
Older Workers ◽  
Time Perspective ◽  
Future Time Perspective ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Hr Practices ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Remaining Time ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose The paper examines the role of occupational future time perspective (OFTP) in the relationship between age-inclusive HR practices (AIHRP) and the thriving of older workers. Design/methodology/approach The author collected data in two waves three months apart. He obtained 310 valid surveys from workers aged between 50 and 70 with an average age of 56. There were 120 males and 190 females. Nearly three quarters were in a relationship and 59pc had attended higher education Findings The results showed that AIHRP were positively related to thriving and learning, as well as vitality. The relationship between AIHRP and OFTP dimensions were also positive and statistically significant, and there were significant indirect effects of AIHRP on overall thriving via a focus on opportunities and also via remaining time. Meanwhile, there were positive indirect effects of AIHRP on learning through focus on opportunities and through remaining time. For the link between AIHRP and vitality, focus on opportunities mediates the effect of AIHRP on vitality, but remaining time was not related to vitality. Originality/value The results have both theoretical and practical implications. For researchers the paper demonstrates the importance of personal resources like OFTP and is one of the few studies to distinguish between the motivational role of each OFTP dimension in the relationship between HR practices and thriving older workers. For organizations, the lessons are to design HR practices to demonstrate that the organization cares about older workers being successful.

Unraveling the Determinants of Fear of Crime Among Men and Women in Istanbul: Examining the Impact of Perceived Risk and Fear of Sexual Assault

2015 ◽  
Vol 61 (9) ◽  
pp. 993-1010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mine Özaşçılar ◽  
Neylan Ziyalar
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Assault ◽  
University Students ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Fear Of Crime ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Aggravated Assault ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Shadow Of Sexual Assault

Studies have examined university students’ fear of crime focusing on the relationship between the fear of sexual assault and fear of other crimes, termed the shadow of sexual assault hypothesis; however, no study to date has examined the shadow thesis in a Turkish context. Drawing on the shadow thesis, using a sample of 723 university students in Istanbul, this study focuses on the effect of fear of sexual assault and perceived risk of crime to general fear of crime among university students in Istanbul. Also, the predictors of fear of crime are explored to examine the relationship between lifestyle characteristics, constrained behaviors, and fear. The findings of the study supported the shadow thesis, indicating that fear of sexual assault shaped the nonsexual crimes, especially crimes involving face-to-face confrontations between the victim and offender. Furthermore, lifestyle characteristics are correlated with the men’s fear of nonsexual crimes, particularly fear of robbery, aggravated assault, and burglary home.

An Exploratory Study of the Connection of Mother's Age at Childbearing to Her Children's Delinquency in Four Data Sets

1989 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
Merry Morash ◽  
Lila Rucker
Keyword(s):  
Indirect Effects ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Policy Recommendations ◽  
Prevention Policy ◽  
Family Dynamic ◽  
Biological Family ◽  
Mother’S Age ◽  
The Relationship

In response to recent findings of a connection between mother's age at her first child's birth and her children's delinquency, knowledge of the increasing number of early childbearing mothers, and policy recommendations to confront related issues, the present article reports on an exploratory analysis of four data sets to document and understand the association. Although in some subgroups mother's age is related to delinquency, the relationship is heavily conditioned by presence of the child's father. The indirect effects of mother's age through biological, family dynamic, family size and structure, and community-level variables are also examined. Results are discussed separately for different racial and ethnic groups when the data allow. Conclusions include both recommendations for future research and a discussion of delinquency prevention policy.

scholarly journals The Importance of Trust in Knowledge Sharing and the Efficiency of Doing Business on the Example of Tourism

Information ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 311
Author(s):  
Elżbieta Kacperska ◽  
Katarzyna Łukasiewicz
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Strategic Actions ◽  
Doing Business ◽  
Survey Technique ◽  
Factor Conditioning ◽  
High Level ◽  
Available Information ◽  
The Relationship

The ability to share knowledge in an organization may determine its success. Knowledge is one of the basic resources of an enterprise, being also the basis for undertaking various types of strategic actions. Knowledge management should be focused in the organization on such processing of all available information to lead to the creation of value defined by employees of the organization and by customers. In order to raise the issue of knowledge sharing, trust should be mentioned. Trust is a factor conditioning effective atmosphere and cooperation in an organization. The main purpose of the article is to present the relationship between trust and knowledge sharing, taking into account the importance of this issue in the efficiency of doing business. To formulate conclusions, data from surveys carried out in 148 different tourist facilities were used. Data were collected by applying the diagnostic survey method and by using a survey technique based on a prepared questionnaire. The results showed that trust is important in sharing knowledge and was found to play an important role in achieving a high level of performance efficiency. The study consists of an introduction, literature review, research results and discussion of results. At the end of the article, conclusions, restrictions and recommendations for future research are presented.

A Gendered Analysis of the Effects of Social Ties and Risky Behavior on Intimate Partner Violence Victimization

2016 ◽  
Vol 34 (8) ◽  
pp. 1657-1682 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christina Policastro ◽  
Leah E. Daigle
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Dating Violence ◽  
Indirect Effects ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Risky Behavior ◽  
Social Ties ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Adolescent Dating Violence ◽  
The Relationship

Recent studies have begun to explore how social ties relate to adolescent dating violence. Building upon prior literature that investigates the relationship between lifestyle patterns and dating violence, the current research explores how social ties developed early in life may indirectly affect intimate partner violence (IPV) victimization risk among adults by influencing risky behavior in late adolescence. Furthermore, the study explores the possibility that the relationship between social ties, risk behavior, and IPV may be gendered. To examine the direct and indirect effects, the current study uses data from three waves of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health) to estimate multiple mediation models. Peer engagement and adolescent risky behavior have significant direct effects on IPV risk in young adulthood. Tests of indirect effects provide evidence of mediation with the social tie measures indirectly influencing IPV risk via their influence on risky behavior. Finally, there is evidence that the pathways to IPV victimization vary by sex. Implications for theory and policy, and directions for future research are discussed.

scholarly journals Impact of Knowledge Sharing on Organizational Performance: The Moderating Role of Organizational Culture Proxies

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 19-40
Author(s):  
Imran Akbar Saifi ◽  
Dr. Ahmed F. Siddiqui ◽  
Dr. Atif Hassan
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Interpersonal Communication ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Strong Impact ◽  
Improved Performance ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Relationship

The paper aims to test an explanation of how organizational culture affects the relationship between knowledge sharing and organizational performance. It was expected that organizational culture proxies significantly mediate the relationship between knowledge sharing and performance. The study used a quantitative survey method for the collection of data. A sample of 200 respondents was drawn from the higher education institutes (HEIs) situated in Lahore. The findings revealed that a positive relationship exists; except for when the components were tested individually for their role in moderating it, then learning environment became insignificant. The strong impact of interpersonal communication and trust highlights its significance in boosting knowledge sharing in an organization that results in improved performance. This finding helped the authors to draw on future research implications regarding the components of organizational culture.

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