Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30302, USA.
J Interpers Violence. 2013 Mar;28(4):735-54. doi: 10.1177/0886260512455870. Epub 2012 Sep 7.
There are a number of ways that victims of violence informally handle attacks as they unfold. Their responses range in severity from physical resistance, to talking it out with the offender, to running away, to cooperating. Why do victims respond in a more or less severe manner? Cooney (2009) suggests that social distance is part of the answer: the further the relational or cultural distance between offender and victim, the more severe the latter's response. Using National Crime Victimization Survey data, we test hypotheses derived from this theory and find oppositional findings. Specifically, results indicate that closer social distance predicts more severe responses. We conclude by discussing the implications of this finding for future work, especially as relates to the study of self-protective behavior.
有许多种方式可以让暴力的受害者在暴力发生时对其进行非正式处理。他们的反应从严重程度上从轻到重依次为：身体抵抗、与罪犯交谈、逃跑和合作。为什么受害者会以或多或少严重的方式做出回应？库尼（2009 年）认为，社会距离是答案的一部分：罪犯和受害者之间的关系或文化距离越远，后者的反应就越严重。我们使用全国犯罪受害情况调查数据检验了源自该理论的假设，结果发现了相反的结果。具体来说，结果表明，更近的社会距离预示着更严重的反应。我们最后讨论了这一发现对未来工作的意义，尤其是与自我保护行为的研究有关的意义。
