TY - JOUR
T1 - Masculinity, Injury, and Death
T2 - Implications for Anti-Knife-Carrying Messages
AU - Palasinski, Marek
AU - Brown, William
AU - Shortland, Neil
AU - Riggs, Damien W.
AU - Chen, Minsi
AU - Bowman-Grieve, Lorraine
N1 - Funding Information:
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This research was funded by the Richard Benjamin Trust; Grant reference number: RBT 1404.
Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2019.
PY - 2021/7
Y1 - 2021/7
N2 - Although knives are the most common homicide instrument in Britain, factors that influence knife-carrying tolerance (i.e., the extent to which it is seen as acceptable and justified) and perceptions of anti-knife messages (i.e., slogans and posters aimed at reducing knife crime) have not been examined, which the current article will cover by featuring progressively related studies. In Study 1, 227 men took part in a study on factors associated with knife-carrying. In Study 2, 200 participants took part in an experimental study on anti-knife slogans. In Study 3, 169 men took part in a study on existing anti-knife injury posters. In Study 4, 151 men took part in a study on anti-knife CGI posters featuring an avatar with different types of knife injury. Study 1 proposes a structural equation model that shows the intercorrelations between physical defense ability, limited trust in authority, limited control over one’s status and the need for respect, and how they predict aggressive masculinity (i.e., macho culture), which, in turn, predicts knife-carrying tolerance. The model also reveals two significant latent factors: saving face inter-male competition (i.e., honor) and perceived social ecological constraints (i.e., socioeconomic limitations). Study 2 shows that the injury slogan was rated as most persuasive. Study 3 shows that the fresh injury poster was rated as most persuasive, emotional, and believable. Study 4 shows that it was the eye injury that was rated as most persuasive, emotional, and believable. The article supports protection motivation theory and offers practical insights into tackling knife crime.
AB - Although knives are the most common homicide instrument in Britain, factors that influence knife-carrying tolerance (i.e., the extent to which it is seen as acceptable and justified) and perceptions of anti-knife messages (i.e., slogans and posters aimed at reducing knife crime) have not been examined, which the current article will cover by featuring progressively related studies. In Study 1, 227 men took part in a study on factors associated with knife-carrying. In Study 2, 200 participants took part in an experimental study on anti-knife slogans. In Study 3, 169 men took part in a study on existing anti-knife injury posters. In Study 4, 151 men took part in a study on anti-knife CGI posters featuring an avatar with different types of knife injury. Study 1 proposes a structural equation model that shows the intercorrelations between physical defense ability, limited trust in authority, limited control over one’s status and the need for respect, and how they predict aggressive masculinity (i.e., macho culture), which, in turn, predicts knife-carrying tolerance. The model also reveals two significant latent factors: saving face inter-male competition (i.e., honor) and perceived social ecological constraints (i.e., socioeconomic limitations). Study 2 shows that the injury slogan was rated as most persuasive. Study 3 shows that the fresh injury poster was rated as most persuasive, emotional, and believable. Study 4 shows that it was the eye injury that was rated as most persuasive, emotional, and believable. The article supports protection motivation theory and offers practical insights into tackling knife crime.
KW - community safety
KW - knife-carrying
KW - masculinity
KW - messages
KW - violence prevention
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U2 - 10.1177/0886260518822341
DO - 10.1177/0886260518822341
M3 - Article
C2 - 30658544
AN - SCOPUS:85060575255
SN - 0886-2605
VL - 36
SP - NP7163-NP7182
JO - Journal of Interpersonal Violence
JF - Journal of Interpersonal Violence
IS - 13-14
ER -