... that handling TB should be addressed more firmly on a level of game design. First, the authors test the explanatory power of the online disinhibition effect (ODE) and its antecedents on TB using a quantitative survey (N = 320) and structural equation modelling. Specifically, the authors show that dissociative...

.../methodology/approach In order to clarify the effects following and the significant factors involved in creating local safety maps, questionnaire surveys were given to participants in map-creation activities held in Kitakyushu City, Japan. The results were analyzed with structural equation modeling...

... between natural surveillance, perceived disorder, social cohesion and perception of safety in a gated community. Design/methodology/approach A total of 250 households from Babolsar, Iran, participated in this study. The structural equation modelling technique was employed to examine the research model...

... as these are the predominant type of dwelling in the neighbourhood. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2015 Structural equation modelling Crime Ethnic relation Informal control Multigroup invariance Systemic model The ecological theories linking neighbourhood characteristics to victimisation have...