Murder She Watched: Does Watching News or Fictional Media Cultivate Fear of Crime?

被引：6
作者：
Chadee, Derek [1 ]
Smith, Sven [2 ]
Ferguson, Christopher J. [2 ]
机构：
[1] Univ West Indies, Dept Behav Sci, Kingston, Jamaica
[2] Stetson Univ, Dept Psychol, 421 North Woodland Blvd, Deland, FL 32729 USA
来源：
PSYCHOLOGY OF POPULAR MEDIA CULTURE | 2019年 / 8卷 / 02期
关键词：
fear of crime; mass media; victimization; PERCEIVED REALISM; TELEVISION CONTENT; SCARY WORLD; RISK; VICTIMIZATION; METAANALYSIS; DISORDER; TRANSPORTATION; NEIGHBORHOOD; PERCEPTIONS;
D O I：
10.1037/ppm0000158
中图分类号：
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号：
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要：
It has been a long-standing belief that exposure to media depictions of crime can influence fear of crime victimization through cultivation. However, previous research on the topic has been mixed. These issues were investigated in a sample of 3,003 adults in Trinidad. The impact of fictional media, news media, and reality TV as well as perceived crime risk were examined related to perceived fears of crime. Only perceived risk of crime victimization was related to fear of crime. No media variables predicted fear of crime. These results suggest that media exposure is not a primary route through which fear of crime develops.
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页数：9
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