Unraveling the fear of victimization among college women: Is the “shadow of sexual assault hypothesis” supported?

By B. Fisher, J. Sloan. 2003

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Subfields: Gender Studies, Sociology and Political Science

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A Multilevel Analysis of the Vulnerability, Disorder, and Social Integration Models of Fear of Crime (2008, background): “Accordingly, gender and age affect fear of crime, as women and the elderly likely feel less capable of physically protecting themselves when compared to those who are younger and/or male (Denkers & Winkel, 1998; Ferraro & LaGrange, 1992; Fisher & Sloan, 2003; Gilchrist, Bannister, Ditton, & Farral”
AN EMPIRICAL ASSESSMENT OF THE “THREAT OF VICTIMIZATION:” CONSIDERING FEAR OF CRIME, PERCEIVED RISK, AVOIDANCE, AND DEFENSIVE BEHAVIORS (2007, background): “…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 process (Ferarro 1995, 1996; Fisher and Sloan 2003; Gilchrist et al. 1998; Goodey 1997; Haynie 1998; Killias and Clerici 2000; May 2001a, 2001b; Smith and Torstensson…”
Feeling Safe in the Dark (2014, background): “College women are on average three times as fearful of being a victim of sexual violence at night on campus compared with college men (Fisher & Sloan, 2003).”
Context Effects on Women’s Perceptions of Stranger Harassment (2010, background): “Feeling angry, sad, or disgusted may or may not motivate behavioral changes in the woman, but research by Fisher and Sloan (2003) and Hickman and Muehlenhard (1997) suggest that fear of rape motivates precautionary behaviors.”
The Daughter-Guarding Hypothesis: Parental Influence on, and Emotional Reactions to, Offspring's Mating Behavior (2008, background): “Women are much more likely to be raped than men; prevalence studies find that between 7% and 25% of American female college students have been raped at some point in their lives (Brownmiller, 1975; Fisher and Sloan, 2003; Koss, Gidycz, and Wisniewski, 1987; Tjaden and Thoennes, 2000).”
FEAR OF CRIME AND PERSONAL VULNERABILITY: EXAMINING SELF-REPORTED HEALTH (2011, background): “2006 ; Fisher and Sloan 2003 ; May 2001 ; Ferraro 1996 ; Warr 1984 , 1985).”
Media, Gender, and Fear of Crime (2015, background): “This ‘‘gender-fear paradox’’ has often been attributed to women’s heightened sense of physical vulnerability (Fisher & Sloan, 2003; Gilchrist et al., 1998; Hughes et al., 2003; Schafer et al., 2006; Stanko, 1992), but even studies that control for vulnerability find that women’s fear of crime…”
Gender Differences in Fear of Terrorism (2009, background): “Keywords: fear of crime; perceived risk; terrorism; media effects Research on fear of crime has examined the role of gender through various lenses and frequently finds that women are more fearful than men (Ferraro, 1995; Fisher & Sloan, 2003; Madriz, 1997; Warr, 1984, 2000).”