Glender, Socially Desirable Responding and the Fear of Crime: Are Women Really More Anxious about Crime?

In this article, the authors use survey data to explore relationships between gender, fear of crime and socially desirable responding. The data show that for men, but not women, reported fear levels are inversely related to scores on a so-called lie scale', which measures the tendency to provid...

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Autor principal: Sutton, Robbie M. (Autor)
Otros Autores: Farrall, Stephen 1969-
Tipo de documento: Print Artículo
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Publicado: 2005
En: The British journal of criminology
Año: 2005, Volumen: 45, Número: 2, Páginas: 212-224
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