@article{ref1,
title="Testing the relative importance of contemporaneous offenses: the impacts of fear of sexual assault versus fear of physical harm among men and women",
journal="Journal of criminal justice",
year="2012",
author="Cook, Carrie L. and Fox, Kathleen A.",
volume="40",
number="2",
pages="142-151",
abstract="PURPOSE: The current study tests the shadow of sexual assault hypothesis and extends recent research by examining whether the fear of physical harm or the fear of sexual assault has a greater impact on fear of other crimes. <br><br>METHODS: To determine the unique interaction between gender and fear, we conduct separate analyses among men and women. <br><br>RESULTS: While fear of physical harm and fear of sexual intrusion are both predictive of fear of home invasion, robbery, and murder, fear of physical harm has a significantly greater impact across all types of fear (e.g., home invasion, robbery, murder). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Despite previous empirical evidence that suggests fear operates differently among men and women, our findings suggest that fear of physical harm - rather than fear of sexual intrusion - is a more robust predictor of fear of crime among both men and women. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0047-2352",
doi="10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2012.02.006",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2012.02.006"
}