Mulder, Kimberly (2025) Veiligheidsperceptie: een integratie van Broken Windows en Collective Efficacy in de Goal Framing Theory. Master thesis, Sociology.
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Abstract
This study investigates the relationship between physical disorder, collective efficacy, and residents' perceived safety, using a dataset of 2,394 respondents, collected in the year 2020, from a Dutch urban population. Using Lindenberg’s Goal Framing Theory to integrate the Broken Window Theory and the Collective Efficacy Theory to further our understanding of safety perceptions. We hypothesize that physical disorder in a neighborhood will affect the perceptions of safety among residents and that informal social control can mitigate this effect, while differentiating between daytime and nighttime effects. Univariate analyses reveal that while 93.1% of respondents feel safe during the day, only 65% report feeling safe at night, indicating higher perceived insecurity after dark. Bivariate analyses demonstrate statistically significant but modest correlations between variables, with the strongest relationship observed between physical disorder and collective efficacy (r = -0.418; p < 0.001). Multivariate logistic regression analyses test two key hypotheses. The findings support the first hypothesis: higher levels of physical disorder are associated with lower perceptions of safety during both day and night. The second hypothesis, positing that collective efficacy moderates the relationship between physical disorder and safety perception, is partially confirmed. While collective efficacy significantly mitigates the negative impact of physical disorder on perceptions of safety during daytime (p = 0.031), it does not show a significant moderating effect at night (p = 0.562). Control variables reveal that gender significantly influences nighttime safety perceptions, with women reporting greater insecurity. The findings suggest that urban safety interventions should target both physical disorder and social cohesion to effectively enhance residents' sense of security.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Master) |
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| Supervisor name: | Wittek, R.P.M. and Bilecen, B. |
| Degree programme: | Sociology |
| Differentiation route: | Criminaliteit en Veiligheid [Master Sociology] |
| Date Deposited: | 21 Feb 2025 07:45 |
| Last Modified: | 21 Feb 2025 07:45 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/4678 |
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