Influence of environmental variables on fear of crime: Comparing self-report data with physiological measures in an experimental design
Self-reports and questionnaires have been the preferred research methods in the criminological field of “fear of crime” (FOC) since its rise in the 1960s. Our study had two main goals: (1) to measure the physiological indicators of fear in real time and (2) to compare these data with those obtained...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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2017
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Journal of experimental criminology
Year: 2017, Volume: 13, Issue: 4, Pages: 537-545 |
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Summary: | Self-reports and questionnaires have been the preferred research methods in the criminological field of “fear of crime” (FOC) since its rise in the 1960s. Our study had two main goals: (1) to measure the physiological indicators of fear in real time and (2) to compare these data with those obtained through self-reports, designed also to measure the emotion of fear. |
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ISSN: | 1572-8315 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s11292-017-9295-1 |