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Considering the Gendered Nature of Constrained Behavior Practices Among Male and Female College Students

Mississippi State University, nrader{at}soc.msstate.edu

Jeralynn S. Cossman

Mississippi State University

Marisa Allison

Mississippi State University

Previous research suggests that individuals engage in a variety of constrained behaviors to protect themselves from potential victimization. Although research controls for gender and constrained behaviors in fear of crime models, few studies consider constrained behaviors through a gendered lens. Using university survey data as an exploratory case study, this article hypothesizes that men and women use different types of constrained behaviors and, using factor analysis, constructs a gender-sensitive typology of four distinctive types of constrained behaviors. The results suggest that women are more likely to engage in all four types of constrained behaviors and that a variety of gender differences in behavioral responses to fear in crime are apparent when comparing across the four categories.

Key Words: fear of crime • constrained behaviors • gender

This version was published on August 1, 2009

Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, Vol. 25, No. 3, 282-299 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/1043986209335015


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