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Theories focused on understanding the victimization experience, including routine activities theory and the lifestyle perspective have been developed and applied to a range of populations over the past several decades. However, a majority of studies concentrate only on the daily activities of individuals in relation to the more rational property crime, ignoring the full scope of the theories. The purpose of this dissertation is to expand the application of theory, including an individual and structural level of analysis, and to explore the relationship between the two levels. Moreover, I include specific types of victimization within this study, expanding routine activities/lifestyle theory beyond the limitations of property victimization to include violent victimization experiences. I also consider the theoretical perspectives on a cross-national scope, including elements of the country within the analysis.I utilize the International Crime Victimization Survey in this research, which includes 35,423 individuals within 37 countries. At the individual level, I consider the daily routines of individuals and other risk factors which affect the lifestyle in which individuals are involved. I also include several elements of the country structure, and examine the moderating relationship between the two levels. I consider the relationship between these routine activities/lifestyle variables and three specific types of victimization, including both property and violent victimization. Results indicate the types of routines individuals are involved in and lifestyle elements of the individual are important considerations, but the relationships vary across specific types of victimization. There is variation in the effect of routines across the countries in the analysis on victimization, but this holds only for certain routines, and specific types of victimization. Moreover, the moderating effect of the country level on routines is evident only for property victimization. The findings indicate a routine activities/lifestyle approach is applicable to cross-national research; however, the type of daily activity, the specific risk factors affecting lifestyle and the structural measures of the country apply differently to the specific types of victimization. |
