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Correlates of Youths' Fears of Victimization 1
Author(s) -
Fishkin Stephanie A.,
Rohrbach Louise A.,
Johnson C. Anderson
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of applied social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.822
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1559-1816
pISSN - 0021-9029
DOI - 10.1111/j.1559-1816.1997.tb01615.x
Subject(s) - psychology , psychosocial , depression (economics) , clinical psychology , demographics , ethnic group , logistic regression , developmental psychology , psychiatry , demography , medicine , sociology , anthropology , economics , macroeconomics
This study investigated the role that depression, deviant behaviors, and exposure to violence may play in youths' fears of victimization. In‐school youth (ages 11 to 20 years) completed an anonymous, self‐administered health behavior questionnaire that measured a variety of psychosocial variables. Included in the questionnaire were items concerning fears of personal victimization, demographics, depression, deviant behaviors, and previous exposure to violence. Logistic regressions revealed that gender, grade, ethnicity, depression, and previous exposure to violence were significantly associated with high fears of victimization. The implications of this study for future research into children's fears and for prevention programs are discussed.