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David C. May
Researcher at Mississippi State University
Publications - 107
Citations - 3168
David C. May is an academic researcher from Mississippi State University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Prison & Fear of crime. The author has an hindex of 24, co-authored 103 publications receiving 2766 citations. Previous affiliations of David C. May include Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis & Electronics for Imaging.
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Teenage partners' communication about sexual risk and condom use: the importance of parent-teenager discussions.
TL;DR: Parent-teenager discussions about sexuality and sexual risk were associated with an increased likelihood of teenager-partner discussions about sexual risk and of teenagers' condom use, but only if parents were open, skilled and comfortable in having those discussions.
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An empirical assessment of the “threat of victimization:” considering fear of crime, perceived risk, avoidance, and defensive behaviors
TL;DR: In this article, the authors use data from adult residents of a midsouthern state to provide qualified support for the threat of victimization concept in a series of multivariate linear and logistic regression models.
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Low Self-Control, Deviant Peer Associations, and Juvenile Cyberdeviance
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined whether low self-control and deviant peer associations explained various forms of cyberdeviance in a youth sample and tested whether associating with deviant peers mediated the effect of low self control on cyber-deviance as well as conditioned the effect.
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A Gendered Assessment of the ''Threat of Victimization'' Examining Gender Differences in Fear of Crime, Perceived Risk, Avoidance, and Defensive Behaviors
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined how each independent dimension affects additional theoretical dimensions of the Rader model and how these relationships vary by gender and found that gender differences do exist in the components of the threat of victimization.
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A Gendered Assessment of the "Threat of Victimization"
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined how each independent dimension affects additional theoretical dimensions of the Rader model and how these relationships vary by gender and found that gender differences do exist in the components of the threat of victimization.