The Unemployment Rate Moderates the Relation between Victimization and Fear of Crime
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Abstract
We aimed at explaining the «fear-victimization paradox» (the less victimized social categories show the highest levels of fear) applying multilevel analysis on an Italian national sample (N = 1.868; mean age = 41.38, SD = 16.21; 56.5% women). A crosslevel interaction highlighted that indirect victimization influenced fear of crime just for people living in high unemployment rated communities.
Keywords
- fear of crime
- victimization
- moderation
- unemployment
