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Criminal Victimisation and Depression in the Czech Republic
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Abstract Since the fall of communism in 1989, criminal victimization has become an issue in the Czech Republic, & research indicates that it is a stressful experience. The relationship between criminal victimization & depression was examined by adding fear of crime, protection against crime, avoidance of cri... view more
Since the fall of communism in 1989, criminal victimization has become an issue in the Czech Republic, & research indicates that it is a stressful experience. The relationship between criminal victimization & depression was examined by adding fear of crime, protection against crime, avoidance of crime, mastery over one's life, social support, & trust in government (as well as sociodemographic controls) to successive regression equations. A total of 703 Czech households in the second of a three-wave (1994-1996) panel study were studied. For men, the total & direct effects of criminal victimization on depression were significant. However, the relation of men's fear of crime & depression was mediated by avoidance. For women, criminal victimization was not related to depression. The relation of women's fear of crime & depression was mediated by mastery. Interpretations of these results are grounded in the different relevance criminal victimization has for the well-being of men & women.... view less
Classification
Social Psychology
Criminal Sociology, Sociology of Law
Free Keywords
Victimization; Crime; Fear of Crime; Depression (Psychology); Czech Republic; Well Being; Sex Differences
Document language
English
Publication Year
2000
Page/Pages
p. 195-209
Journal
Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review, 8 (2000) 2
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
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