THE EFFECT OF FEAR OF SEXUAL VICTIMIZATION ON ADOLESCENT FEAR OF CRIME

By David C. May. 2001

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Subfields: Gender Studies, Sociology and Political Science

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Women's and men's fear of gang crimes: Sexual and nonsexual assault as perceptually contemporaneous offenses (2003, background): “In the only study that examined the effects of fear of sexual victimization on other fears for both sexes, May (2001) found that fear of rape w as a strong predictor for both adolescent girls and boys.”
Fear of crime and vulnerability: Using a national sample of Americans to examine two competing paradigms (2012, background): “This hypothesis suggests that women fear sexual assault and that this fear has a radiating effect on fear for all crime (Wilcox, Jordan, & Pritchard, 2006; Fisher & Sloan, 2003; May, 2001; Warr, 1985; Warr, 1984).”
A Multidimensional Examination of Campus Safety (2007, background): “…Wilcox Rountree, 1998; Wilcox Rountree & Land, 1996b) and others questioning the strength of this relationship for at least some dimensions of fear (e.g., Baumer, 1985; Ferraro, 1995; Hindelang, Gottfredson, & Garofalo, 1978; Lane & Meeker, 2003; May, 2001; McGarrell, Giacomazzi, & Thurman, 1997).”
AN EMPIRICAL ASSESSMENT OF THE “THREAT OF VICTIMIZATION:” CONSIDERING FEAR OF CRIME, PERCEIVED RISK, AVOIDANCE, AND DEFENSIVE BEHAVIORS (2007, background): “Several explanations are posed for this paradox, including that women feel physically vulnerable because of their physicality, that women’s fear of rape ‘‘shadows’’ their fear of all other crimes, and that women’s fear of crime and men’s lack of fear of crime is part of the gender socialization proc”
FEAR OF CRIME AND PERSONAL VULNERABILITY: EXAMINING SELF-REPORTED HEALTH (2011, unknown): “2006 ; Fisher and Sloan 2003 ; May 2001 ; Ferraro 1996 ; Warr 1984 , 1985).”
A Gendered Assessment of the ‘‘Threat of Victimization’’: Examining Gender Differences in Fear of Crime, Perceived Risk, Avoidance, and Defensive Behaviors (2010, background): “debate over the measurement of the two concepts continues (Ferraro, 1995; Hale, 1996; May & Dunaway, 2000; Mesch, 2000; Rader, 2004; Rountree & Land, 1996; Warr & Ellison, 2000; Warr & Stafford, 1983; Williams, McShane, & Akers, 2000). A third construct often discussed in the fear of crime literatur”
Neighborhood Conditions and Fear of Crime (2015, background): “In addition to including different measures of perceived risk, future research should explore the impact of perceived neighborhood conditions on crimespecific fears, especially fear of rape, given recent research suggesting that fear of rape may not be as sex specific as previously thought and may b”