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functional fear: a standalone construct

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Victimology

worry about crime that motivates precautions without harming quality of life, distinguished from dysfunctional fear that erodes well-being.

In victimology, functional fear refers to worry about crime that motivates precautions without harming quality of life, distinguished from dysfunctional fear that erodes well-being. This meaning comes from Jackson (2009) in British Journal of Criminology.[1]

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References

Jackson, J., & Gray, E. (2009). Functional Fear and Public Insecurities About Crime. British Journal of Criminology, 50(1), 1-22. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azp059

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