Percepcja zagrożeń społeczno-przestrzennych w mieście a subiektywne ryzyko wiktymizacyjne i zachowania obronne osób w wieku powyżej 60 lat
The perception of the socio-spatial threats in the city and a subjective risk of victimization and defensive behavior of people aged over 60 years

Summary/Abstract: In this paper the diversity of defensive behavior of people aged over 60 years was confirmed. The author analyzes the research results with regard to two main aspects of defensive behavior: perception of the socio-spatial threats and subjective risk of victimization. In the study there was observed a significant and positive relationship between the level of insecurity, perceived risk of victimization and the number of taken defensive strategies by residents in the age 60+. There were also concluded that a sense of security and risk of victimization are a consequence of the problems identified in the socio-spatial environment of the elderly, which in turn affects their behavior.

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