청년 여성들의 젠더 폭력에 대한 구체적 두려움

Abstract

There has been a continuing tendency to dismiss young women's fear of crime as irrelevant to the victimization. Also, young women have often been regarded as a homogeneous group in terms of the fear of crime. This study explored how major socio-demographic variables affect young women’s various fear of gender -based violence(GBV; violent crime, date-violence, illegal spy-cam, using a public restroom).
 Results can be summarized as follows. First, while the age and the perceived social class had negative effects on the fear of GBV in general, the single-person household was not significantly associated with the most types of fear of crime except for the fear of illegal spy-cam. The result implies that some previous studies that have shown the positive relationship between women’s social class and the fear of crime might not apply to young women. It also suggests the limitation of the CPTED(crime prevention through environmental design) strategies that focus on single-person households in reducing young women’s fear of GBV.
 Second, compared to the effect of socio-demographic factors, various types of victimization experiences during the life had relatively larger effects on the fear of GBV. This result suggests that addressing violence against women in schools, digital spaces, and intimate relationships should be prioritized in reducing young women’s fear of GBV.
 Third, the number of types of victimization during the whole life mediated the effect of perceived social class on the various types of fear of GBV. Based on this result, any crime prevention programs should be designed in consideration of women’s social class and the lived experiences.