RT Article
T1 A multilevel analysis of collective efficacy, neighborhood disorder, and individual social capital on avoidance behavior
JF Crime & delinquency
VO 65
IS 7
SP 993
OP 1021
A1 Hardyns, Wim
A2 Snaphaan, Thom
A2 Pauwels, Lieven 1974-
LA English
YR 2019
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1667766384
AB The principal aim of this multilevel study was to assess the impact of collective efficacy and disorder, as neighborhood characteristics, and individual social capital on an individual’s avoidance behavior, independent of the neighborhood composition. The theoretical backdrop to the present study integrates insights from social capital theory, collective efficacy theory, and broken windows theory. The multilevel model is based on an individual-level questionnaire of inhabitants (N = 2,730) and a neighborhood-level questionnaire of key informants in neighborhoods in Ghent, Belgium (N = 142). The results suggest small but significant neighborhood effects on an individual’s avoidance behavior. Individuals with lower levels of individual social capital and who live in neighborhoods with higher levels of disorder report more avoidance behavior.
K1 Neighborhood
K1 Avoidance behavior
K1 Fear of crime
K1 Social capital
K1 Collective efficacy
K1 Nachbarschaft
K1 Kriminalitätsfurcht
K1 Vermeidungsverhalten
DO 10.1177/0011128718788042