Fear of crime in the context of gender and ambivalent sexism in Turkey


Türk B., HAMZAOĞLU N., Yayak A., Şenyuva G.

International Sociology, vol.38, no.1, pp.99-117, 2023 (SSCI) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 38 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2023
  • Doi Number: 10.1177/02685809221141009
  • Journal Name: International Sociology
  • Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, IBZ Online, International Bibliography of Social Sciences, Periodicals Index Online, Business Source Elite, Business Source Premier, Communication & Mass Media Index, Educational research abstracts (ERA), Index Islamicus, PAIS International, Political Science Complete, Public Affairs Index, Social services abstracts, Sociological abstracts, Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
  • Page Numbers: pp.99-117
  • Keywords: Ambivalent sexism, benevolent sexism, fear of crime, gender perception, hostile sexism
  • İstanbul Yeni Yüzyıl University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

In this study, the relationships between gender perceptions and ambivalent sexism were examined based on the fear of crime of the participants over 18. In this context, participants responded to the questions of the sociodemographic survey, gender perception scale, ambivalent sexism inventory, and fear of crime scale. According to the findings, the female participants were more frequently the victims of crime than men and more often exposed to hate crimes, sexual harassment, and domestic violence. Besides, the mean score of women’s fear of crime scale was found to be significantly higher than that of men. The mean score of the gender perception scale of female participants was significantly higher than that of men. A positive and significant relationship was found between the scores of gender perception and fear of crime scales. In other words, as gender perception increases, the fear of being a victim of a crime also increases.