RT Article
T1 Examining experiential fear of crime using STUNDA: Findings from a smartphone-based experience methods study
JF European journal of criminology
VO 20
IS 2
SP 693
OP 711
A1 Engström, Alexander
A1 Kronkvist, Karl
A2 Kronkvist, Karl
LA English
YR 2023
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1894786130
AB Situational data have become more frequently used in research on offending and victimization. However, one outcome that has received less attention is fear of crime. The current study uses situational data collected through a smartphone application (STUNDA) to examine fear of crime as it is experienced in daily life among a sample of university students. Roughly 1200 situations reported by 129 students were analysed using generalized estimating equations. The results indicate that experiential fear of crime, in the form of worrying about victimization, is related to features of the immediate settings. More specifically, the odds ratio for experiencing fear of crime is significantly higher in places away from home and after dark, whereas social activities are associated with a significantly lower odds ratio, net of individual-level controls (gender, age, previous victimization and fear propensity). Yet, fear propensity, measured here using items that refer to an individual?s general worry about victimization, has an independent significant effect on fear of crime. As a result of the study?s convenience sample, the generalizability of the findings is limited, but a more general theoretical conclusion can nonetheless be drawn; features of settings and individual characteristics are both of importance. Further, the use of experience methods via a smartphone application provided detailed and unique situational data, which suggests that future research should further employ these methods to study situational phenomena such as fear of crime.
K1 Ecological momentary assessment
K1 experience sampling method
K1 experiential fear of crime
K1 Fear of crime
K1 Situation
K1 smartphone application
DO 10.1177/14773708211035301