Bazargan M
Charles R. Drew University of Medicine & Science.
Int J Aging Hum Dev. 1994;38(2):99-115. doi: 10.2190/FHQY-5T3L-GADM-PUD0.
Despite extensive research on fear of crime among elder members of the population, little attention has been paid to the fear of crime among Black urban elderly individuals. Using a sample of 372 low income urban Black persons aged sixty-two and over the causes and consequences of such fear were investigated. Fear of crime reduces subjective well-being of these older adults and limits their mobility. Age, gender, education, marital status, loneliness, self-reported health status, previous victimization experience, media exposure, trust of neighbors, length of residence, and type of housing were tested to identify significant predictors of fear of crime. Some of these variables had a diverse impact on fear of crime at home versus outside of the home. For example, while gender was the strongest predictor of fear of crime outside the home, it was not significantly associated with fear inside the home. Surprisingly, self-reported health status was not related to fear of crime among this sample of urban Black elderly individuals.
尽管针对老年人群体对犯罪的恐惧进行了广泛研究，但城市黑人老年个体对犯罪的恐惧却很少受到关注。以372名年龄在62岁及以上的低收入城市黑人作为样本，对这种恐惧的成因及后果进行了调查。对犯罪的恐惧降低了这些老年人的主观幸福感，并限制了他们的行动能力。研究测试了年龄、性别、教育程度、婚姻状况、孤独感、自我报告的健康状况、以前的受害经历、媒体曝光、对邻居的信任、居住时长和住房类型，以确定对犯罪恐惧的显著预测因素。其中一些变量对在家中与家外对犯罪的恐惧有不同影响。例如，虽然性别是家外对犯罪恐惧的最强预测因素，但它与家中的恐惧并无显著关联。令人惊讶的是，在这个城市黑人老年个体样本中，自我报告的健康状况与对犯罪的恐惧并无关联。
