School of Social Science, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
School of Law and Society, University of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs, Queensland, Australia.
J Community Psychol. 2024 Sep;52(7):895-909. doi: 10.1002/jcop.23135. Epub 2024 Jul 26.
Locality-based social media (LBSM) allow members of the community to exchange news, connect with local people, and raise awareness of problems such as crime. This study aims to better understand the influence of LBSM on perceptions of community crime, safety, and crime prevention. Drawing on survey data from 1000 Australians, we assess the extent to which frequency of exposure to crime on LBSM and intensity of engagement on LBSM influence perceptions of crime, safety, and offline crime prevention behaviors. LBSM content creators perceive less crime and feel safer compared to individuals who only consume content on LBSM. Creators of content are also more likely than consumers to engage in offline crime prevention action. Our findings highlight the need to encourage more balanced engagement across all members of community social media. Smaller groups that contain only local residents may be best suited to achieve this outcome.
基于位置的社交媒体（LBSM）允许社区成员交流新闻、与当地人建立联系，并提高对犯罪等问题的认识。本研究旨在更好地了解 LBSM 对社区犯罪、安全和预防犯罪感知的影响。本研究利用来自 1000 名澳大利亚人的调查数据，评估了在 LBSM 上接触犯罪的频率和在 LBSM 上参与的强度对犯罪、安全和线下预防犯罪行为的感知的影响。与只在 LBSM 上消费内容的个体相比，LBSM 内容创作者感知到的犯罪更少，感到更安全。内容创作者比消费者更有可能采取线下预防犯罪的行动。我们的研究结果强调了需要鼓励社区社交媒体的所有成员更均衡地参与。只包含当地居民的较小群体可能最适合实现这一目标。
