Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China.
ANU Center for Social Research and Methods, Australian National University, Canberra 2601, Australia.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Jan 22;19(3):1233. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19031233.
While the majority of studies on the fear of crime focus on the impact of violent and property crimes at the population level, financial fraud against senior citizens is often under-investigated. This study uses data collected from 1061 older citizens in the community through a cross-sectional survey in Hong Kong to examine the levels of fear and perceived risk among Chinese senior citizens toward financial fraud and the factors behind them. Logistic regression analyses were conducted to assess the explanatory power of four theoretical perspectives (vulnerability, victimization, social integration, and satisfaction with police) on fear and perceived risk of fraud victimization. The results indicate significant predictive effects of victimization experience and satisfaction with police fairness and integrity on both the fear and the perceived risk of fraud among respondents. The findings not only confirm the differential impact of theoretical explanations on these constructs but can also contribute to crime prevention policy and practice in an aging society.
虽然大多数关于犯罪恐惧的研究都集中在人口层面上的暴力犯罪和财产犯罪的影响，但针对老年人的金融诈骗往往研究不足。本研究使用了在香港通过横断面调查从 1061 位社区老年人那里收集的数据，来检验中国老年人对金融诈骗的恐惧和感知风险的水平，以及导致这些恐惧和感知风险的因素。逻辑回归分析用于评估四个理论视角（脆弱性、受害经历、社会融合和对警察的满意度）对恐惧和感知诈骗受害风险的解释力。结果表明，受害经历和对警察公平正直的满意度对受访者的恐惧和感知诈骗风险都有显著的预测作用。这些发现不仅证实了理论解释对这些构念的不同影响，而且还可以为老龄化社会的犯罪预防政策和实践做出贡献。
