Psychological distance and fear of crime: Understanding subjective worries about crime from a new perspective
Mellberg, Jacques (2023) Psychological distance and fear of crime: Understanding subjective worries about crime from a new perspective. PhD by Publication, Queensland University of Technology.
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Jacques' thesis explored how people become worried about crime in the absence of direct victimisation experience using data collected from two communities in Queensland, Australia. Analyses focused on individuals’ perceptions of psychological distance from crime (i.e., how close they felt crime was in their immediate surrounding). As evidenced by the results, community members tend to report heightened feelings of worry about future victimisation when they perceive crime as a proximal threat (an event that could happen to them soon in their current location). The findings lay the foundation for new strategies to manage fear of crime in the community.
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| ID Code: | 244458 |
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| Item Type: | QUT Thesis (PhD by Publication) |
| Supervisor: | Chataway, Michael & Ball, Matthew |
| Keywords: | fear of crime, psychological distance, construal level theory, structural equation modelling, risk perception, criminology, worry about crime, victimisation risk, quantitative survey methods, social sciences |
| DOI: | 10.5204/thesis.eprints.244458 |
| Pure ID: | 149439759 |
| Divisions: | Current > QUT Faculties and Divisions > Faculty of Creative Industries, Education & Social Justice Current > Schools > School of Justice |
| Institution: | Queensland University of Technology |
| Deposited On: | 13 Nov 2023 13:17 |
| Last Modified: | 20 Jan 2025 14:44 |
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