The present study conceptualizes and investigates a combined measure of personal and altruistic fear of sexual assault. In addition to estimating the extent of this combined measure of fear of crime, the current research examines whether there is a gender gap in fear of sexual assault when considering fear of crime for both oneself and others. The known determinants of fear of crime (e.g., perceived incivilities, prior victimization) are also investigated as explanations of fear of sexual assault. Based on analyses of data from a random mail survey of respondents living in the Northwestern region of the United States, findings suggest that fear of sexual assault is generally higher for women than for men. Further, while women are significantly more likely to express fear for oneself and fear for others, some of the determinants of fear differ according to gender, including social disorder, prior victimization, age, and income.

本研究概念化并调查了对性侵犯的个人和利他主义恐惧的综合衡量标准。除了估计这种对犯罪恐惧的综合衡量指标的程度之外，当前的研究还考察了在考虑对自己和他人的犯罪恐惧时，在对性侵犯的恐惧方面是否存在性别差异。对犯罪恐惧的已知决定因素（例如，感知到的不文明行为、先前的受害）也作为对性侵犯恐惧的解释进行了调查。根据对居住在美国西北部地区的受访者的随机邮件调查数据的分析，结果表明女性对性侵犯的恐惧通常高于男性。此外，虽然女性更可能表达对自己的恐惧和对他人的恐惧，