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A Study on the Fear of Crime on Life Satisfaction: Focused on the Mediating Effect of Interpersonal Trust

지역사회의 범죄에 대한 두려움이 생활만족도에 미치는 영향에 관한 연구: 대인신뢰 매개효과 분석

  • 최동주 (전주대학교 외식산업학과) ;
  • 이묘숙 (우리재가노인복지센터)
  • Received : 2016.09.30
  • Accepted : 2016.11.20
  • Published : 2016.11.28
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Abstract

A Study on the Fear of Crime and Life Satisfaction: Focused on the mediating effect of interpersonal trust. The purpose of this study was to examine whether fear of crime accounts for life satisfaction, and the interpersonal trust mediating between fear of crime and life satisfaction. The subject of this study was a group of 557 adults above 20 years old in Seoul and Gyeonggi province. The survey was done from July 1st 2015 to August 31 2014. The results are summarized as follows: First, subjects who were women and had higher education showed higher life satisfaction. Second, fear of crime has statistically significant negative effects on life satisfaction. Third, fear of crime has statistically significant negative effects on interpersonal trust. Fourth, interpersonal trust has statistically significant positive effects on life satisfaction. Lastly, interpersonal trust acts as a mediator between fear of crime and life satisfaction. The implication of this study's results is for policy making and it is discussed to promote a higher level of interpersonal trust and increase the level of life satisfaction for residents.

본 연구는 지역사회 주민의 범죄에 대한 두려움이 생활만족도에 미치는 영향과 두 변수 간 대인신뢰의 매개효과를 검증하였다. 연구의 대상자는 서울 경기지역에 거주하는 20세 이상의 남 녀 557명이며, 조사기간은 2015년 7~8월 2달간이며 연구결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째 통제한 인구사회학적 변수인 성별, 학력이 생활만족도에 통계적으로 유의미한 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 즉 여성이 남성보다 생활만족도가 높은 것으로 나타났고, 학력이 높은수록 생활만족도가 높은 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 범죄에 대한 두려움은 대인신뢰에 부(+)적 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 다시 말하면 범죄에 대한 두려움이 높아지면 대인에 대한 신뢰도가 낮아지는 것을 의미한다. 셋째, 대인신뢰는 생활만족도에 정(+)의 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 이는 지역사회 주민들의 사회 및 이웃에 대한 신뢰도가 높아지면 그만큼 사회를 믿고 편안한 마음으로 생활할 수 있기 때문에 생활만족도가 높아지는 것을 의미하는 결과이다. 마지막으로 범죄에 대한 두려움과 생활만족도 간에 대인신뢰의 완전매개효과가 검증되어 범죄에 대한 두려움이 생활만족도에 미치는 부정적인 영향을 대인신뢰를 통해서 감소시킬 수 있음이 확인되었다. 이러한 결과를 바탕으로 지역사회에서의 대인신뢰의 중요성을 제시하였다.

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