Azevedo Vanessa, Nunes Laura M, Sani Ana
Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, University Fernando Pessoa (UFP), 4249-004 Porto, Portugal.
Observatory Permanent Violence and Crime (OPVC), University Fernando Pessoa (UFP), 4249-004 Porto, Portugal.
Eur J Investig Health Psychol Educ. 2022 Feb 2;12(2):193-208. doi: 10.3390/ejihpe12020015.
This paper addresses subjective insecurity, namely perceptions of (in)security and criminal variables on campus among Portuguese higher education students. Additionally, predictors of perceptions of (in)security and gender differences were also examined. The participants were 775 students and data were collected through the "Diagnosis of Local Security Questionnaire". Robbery, physical assault, theft, and sexual offenses were the most feared crimes. Additionally, robbery, theft, and public property damage were perceived as the most common on campus. Alcohol/drug consumption and juvenile conflicts/delinquency were the main reasons justifying criminal occurrences. Sociodemographic variables such as gender, age, education, and years of campus attendance, as well as criminal variables (e.g., perceived trend of crime, criminal occurrences, and crime promoters) predicted perceptions of (in)security. Females reported more fear than males of robbery, sexual offenses, physical aggression, and domestic violence. Therefore, preventive measures, including in the social domain and physical spaces, are mandatory to reduce violence on campus.
本文探讨主观不安全感，即葡萄牙高等教育学生对校园安全（或不安全）的认知以及犯罪相关变量。此外，还研究了安全（或不安全）认知的预测因素以及性别差异。参与者为775名学生，数据通过“地方安全调查问卷诊断”收集。抢劫、人身攻击、盗窃和性犯罪是最令人恐惧的犯罪。此外，抢劫、盗窃和公共财产破坏被认为是校园里最常见的。酗酒/吸毒以及青少年冲突/犯罪是犯罪事件的主要原因。社会人口统计学变量，如性别、年龄、教育程度和在校年限，以及犯罪变量（如感知到的犯罪趋势、犯罪事件和犯罪推动者）预测了安全（或不安全）认知。女性比男性更害怕抢劫、性犯罪、身体攻击和家庭暴力。因此，必须采取包括社会领域和物理空间方面的预防措施，以减少校园暴力。
