Fear of Crime and Cultivation Effect. Social and Psychological Predictors

Within the framework of the study of cultivation, the present research attempts to study the association between general TV consumption, particular TV news, and fear of crime. The analysis considers narrative transportation and system justification as psychological predictor variables; in addition,...

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Published inUniversitas psychologica Vol. 17; no. 3; pp. 1 - 14
Main Authors García-Castro, Juan Diego, Perez Sanchez, Rolando
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Portuguese
Published Pontificia Universidad Javeriana 01.01.2018
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PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
cultivación
clase social
social class
miedo al crimen
system justification
narrative transportation
transporte narrativo: justificación del sistema
cultivation
fear of crime
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Summary:Within the framework of the study of cultivation, the present research attempts to study the association between general TV consumption, particular TV news, and fear of crime. The analysis considers narrative transportation and system justification as psychological predictor variables; in addition, sex, level of crime in the area of residence, and social class as social covariates. Participants were 516 young (M = 20.5 years, SD = 4.7) Costa Ricans. A hierarchical regression analysis (stepwise) was made. Results indicated that people who experienced more narrative transportation, less system justification as women, and low social class, have higher levels of fear of crime. Results are discussed from the need to expand the cultivation hypothesis of fear of crime.
ISSN:1657-9267
2011-2777
DOI:10.11144/Javeriana.upsy17-3.fcce