여성의 온라인상 범죄 두려움에 영향을 미치는 요인에 관한 연구

Abstract

Fear of online crime among women leads to limitations in their online activities,
 raising concerns about supporting women's free and safe engagement online. To
 achieve this, it’s crucial to thoroughly comprehend the factors contributing to the
 fear of online crime among women. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the
 factors influencing women’s fear of online crime.
 Aligned with this objective, drawing upon vulnerability theory, broken windows
 theory, and crime victimization models, this study seeks to explore the factors
 affecting women’s fear of online crime. First, vulnerability theory suggests that
 perceptions of personal vulnerability, such as gender and education, influence
 women’s fear of online crime. Second, the broken windows theory indicates that
 perceptions of disorderliness impact the fear of crime, especially as disorder
 perceptions extend to online spaces. Hence, this study examines whether perceptions
 of disorderliness in online spaces affect women’s fear of crime. Lastly, the crime
 victimization model suggests that both direct and routine online harassment
 experiences influence fear of crime. Thus, this research aims to explore whether
 routine online harassment, besides direct crime victimization, affects women’s fear
 of online crime.
 To fulfill these research objectives, this study analyzes the survey results from
 the ‘Survey on Online Sexual Harassment, Sexual Violence, and Misogyny’ conducted
 among 600 women in their 20s, 30s, and 40s. The findings revealed that as
 women perceive online hate issues as severe and experience more instances of
 online hate expressions, their fear of online crime tends to increase.
 Consequently, to enable women to engage freely and safely online, management
 and supervision regarding expressions of online hate directed at women are deemed
 necessary. In several countries, regulations penalize authors posting hate content
 and hold platform companies responsible for monitoring hate speech posts. Such
 policies indicate the need for regulatory measures against hate expressions in South Korea as well.