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@article{ Cook2022,
title = {Fear of Economic Cybercrime Across Europe: A Multilevel Application of Routine Activity Theory},
author = {Cook, Steven and Giommoni, Luca and Pareja, Nicolas Trajtenberg and Levi, Michael and Williams, Matthew L.},
journal = {British Journal of Criminology},
number = {2},
pages = {384-406},
volume = {63},
year = {2022},
issn = {0007-0955},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azac021},
urn = {https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-95406-2},
abstract = {Despite the increasing prevalence of cybercrime and its study by criminologists, very little research has examined the extent, nature, and impact of fear of cybercrime. In this study, we conducted a multilevel analysis of the 2018 Eurobarometer Cybersecurity Survey to test the applicability of routine activities theory on fear of economic cybercrime. We contribute to the literature by demonstrating that: (1) fear of economic cybercrime varies across EU member states; (2) country-level infrastructure development and income inequality are predictive of individual-level fear; (3) individual-level routine activities and sociodemographic variables are associated with fear; (4) country-level infrastructure development moderates the effects of individual-level guardianship. This paper concludes by emphasizing the importance of including country-level and individual-level determinants in fear of cybercrime research.},
keywords = {Internet; Internet; Kriminalität; criminality; Angst; anxiety; Kriminologie; criminology; Wirtschaftskriminalität; white-collar criminality; EU; EU; EU-Staat; EU member state; internationaler Vergleich; international comparison; Infrastruktur; infrastructure; demographische Faktoren; demographic factors; Einkommensunterschied; difference in income; Eurobarometer; Eurobarometer; Routine; routine; Mehrebenenanalyse; multi-level analysis}}