Psychological distance and fear of crime: Towards a new understanding of risk perception formation

The current study seeks to enhance the theoretical development of fear of crime by exploring the complex cognitive processes involved in risk perception formation. We apply Trope and Liberman?s construal level theory (CLT) of psychological distance to understand how and why these complex cognitive p...

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Autores principales: Mellberg, Jacques (Autor) ; Chataway, Michael L (Autor) ; Ball, Matthew J (Autor) ; Miles-Johnson, Toby (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2022
En: Journal of criminology
Año: 2022, Volumen: 55, Número: 3, Páginas: 377-399
Acceso en línea: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Palabras clave:
Fear of crime
Construal level theory
psychological distance
risk formation
Risk perception