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Research Article

Fear from a distance: testing a new model of psychological distance and fear of crime

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Received 10 Nov 2022, Accepted 15 Apr 2024, Published online: 02 May 2024

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Table 1. Trope and Liberman’s (Citation2010) construal level theory of psychological distance.

Figure 1. Theoretical model of psychological distance and worry about crime. Note. +/− denotes hypothesised direction of relationships among latent variables.

Figure 1. Theoretical model of psychological distance and worry about crime. Note. +/− denotes hypothesised direction of relationships among latent variables.

Table 2. Demographic characteristics for participants (N = 719).

Figure 2. Hypothesised measurement model of psychological distance from crime.

Figure 2. Hypothesised measurement model of psychological distance from crime.

Figure 3. Hypothesised structural regression model of psychological distance from crime and worry about crime.

Figure 3. Hypothesised structural regression model of psychological distance from crime and worry about crime.

Figure 4. CFA results. Note. *** Denotes statistically significant result (p<.001). AVEPsychological distance =.65; AVETemporal distance =.61; AVESpatial distance =.62; AVESocial distance =.60 AVEHypothetical distance =.61.

Figure 4. CFA results. Note. *** Denotes statistically significant result (p < .001). AVEPsychological distance = .65; AVETemporal distance = .61; AVESpatial distance = .62; AVESocial distance = .60 AVEHypothetical distance = .61.

Figure 5. Structural Regression Results. Note. Measurement model not shown. *** Denotes statistically significant result (p<.001).

Figure 5. Structural Regression Results. Note. Measurement model not shown. *** Denotes statistically significant result (p < .001).
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Data availability statement

Due to the nature of this research, participants of this study did not agree for their data to be shared publicly, so supporting data is not available.