Parental Fear of Children's Victimization (A Case Study: District 6 of Kabul)

Parental fear of children's victimization has always been a major issue in human societies; however, few studies have attempted to examine it in Afghanistan. This survey was conducted in 2021 using simple multistage sampling. The findings suggested a very low, medium and high fear of children's victimization among 16.7, 14.1 and 68.9% of parents. A medium to high level of fear of children's victimization among parents was 83% which is quite high. Inferential findings suggested no significant relationship between parental fear of children's victimization and "ethnicity, home ownership status and subcultural diversity"; however, a significant relationship was found between other variables. The regression results showed that the "level of education, social disorganization and local connection" describe a percentage of parental fear of children's victimization.