@article{ref1,
title="Feelings of insecurity regarding organized crime in Tamaulipas, Mexico",
journal="Salud publica de Mexico",
year="2018",
author="Almanza-Avendaño, Ariagor Manuel and Romero-Mendoza, Martha Patricia and Gómez-San Luis, Anel Hortensia",
volume="60",
number="4",
pages="442-450",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To understand the meanings, feelings and practices associated with insecurity in a context with the presence of organized crime.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study was conducted in a municipality of Tamaulipas, México, with high levels of violence. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with a purposive sample of thirty indirect victims. Interview transcriptions underwent computer-assisted qualitative analysis using the MAXQDA program.
RESULTS: Threatening situations and perceived causes of insecurity in the local context were identified. Various psychosocial consequences of insecurity and coping strategies are also described.
CONCLUSIONS: Although the strategies used attempt to reduce the impact of insecurity on mental health, a transformation of mobility in public space and social relations is observed. Citizens handle insecurity at the individual level, even when it is attributed to structural causes.
Language: en
", language="en", issn="0036-3634", doi="10.21149/8087", url="http://dx.doi.org/10.21149/8087" }