Confirmatory factor analysis of an inventory of perception of insecurity and fear of crime
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| contents | Confirmatory factor analysis of an inventory of perception of insecurity and fear of crime Sergi Valera Pertegas Joan Guàrdia Olmos Psicología mensions insecurity public space Fear of crime environmental di This paper focuses on the study of the factorial structure of an invento- ry to estimate the subjective perception of insecurity and fear of crime. Made from the review of the literature on the subject and the results obtained in pre- vious works, this factor structure shows that this attitude towards insecurity and fear of crime is identified through a number of latent factors which are schematically summarized in (a) personal safety, (b) the perception of person- al and social control, (c) the presence of threatening people or situations, (d) the processes of identity and space appropriation, (e) satisfaction with the en- vironment, and (f) the environmental and the use of space. Such factors are relevant dimensions to analyze the phenomenon. Method: A sample of 571 participants in a neighborhood of Barcelona was evaluated with the proposed inventory, which yielded data from the distributions of all the items provided. The administration was conducted by researchers specially trained for it and the results were analyzed by using standard procedures in the confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) from the hypothesized theoretical structure. The analy- sis was performed by decatypes according to the different response scales prepared in the inventory and their ordinal nature, and by estimating the pol- ychoric correlation coefficients. The results show an acceptable fit of the pro- posed model, an appropriate behavior of the residuals and statistically signifi- cant estimates of the factor loadings. This would indicate the goodness of the proposed factor structure. 2012 artículo científico 0066-5126 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=97026839006 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=970 Anuario de Psicología application/pdf Universitat de Barcelona Anuario de Psicología (España) Num.3 Vol.42 |
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| spellingShingle | Confirmatory factor analysis of an inventory of perception of insecurity and fear of crime Sergi Valera Pertegas Psicología mensions insecurity public space Fear of crime environmental di Confirmatory factor analysis of an inventory of perception of insecurity and fear of crime Sergi Valera Pertegas Joan Guàrdia Olmos Psicología mensions insecurity public space Fear of crime environmental di This paper focuses on the study of the factorial structure of an invento- ry to estimate the subjective perception of insecurity and fear of crime. Made from the review of the literature on the subject and the results obtained in pre- vious works, this factor structure shows that this attitude towards insecurity and fear of crime is identified through a number of latent factors which are schematically summarized in (a) personal safety, (b) the perception of person- al and social control, (c) the presence of threatening people or situations, (d) the processes of identity and space appropriation, (e) satisfaction with the en- vironment, and (f) the environmental and the use of space. Such factors are relevant dimensions to analyze the phenomenon. Method: A sample of 571 participants in a neighborhood of Barcelona was evaluated with the proposed inventory, which yielded data from the distributions of all the items provided. The administration was conducted by researchers specially trained for it and the results were analyzed by using standard procedures in the confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) from the hypothesized theoretical structure. The analy- sis was performed by decatypes according to the different response scales prepared in the inventory and their ordinal nature, and by estimating the pol- ychoric correlation coefficients. The results show an acceptable fit of the pro- posed model, an appropriate behavior of the residuals and statistically signifi- cant estimates of the factor loadings. This would indicate the goodness of the proposed factor structure. 2012 artículo científico 0066-5126 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=97026839006 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=970 Anuario de Psicología application/pdf Universitat de Barcelona Anuario de Psicología (España) Num.3 Vol.42 |
| title | Confirmatory factor analysis of an inventory of perception of insecurity and fear of crime |
| topic | Psicología mensions insecurity public space Fear of crime environmental di |
| url | https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=97026839006 |