Smartphone tracking shows fear affects where youth spend time

Smartphone tracking shows fear affects where youth spend time 08/17/2017 12:29 PM EDT Youth spend less time in their neighborhoods if area residents have a high fear of crime, according to a new study that used smartphones to track kids' whereabouts. Researchers found that adolescents aged 11 to 17 spent over an hour less each day on average in their neighborhoods if residents there were very fearful, compared to kids from areas perceived as being safer. Full story at https://news.osu.edu/news/2017/08/14/collective-fear/ Source Ohio State University This is an NSF News From the Field item.   Follow NSF:  This email was sent using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: National Science Foundation Update · 4201 Wilson Boulevard · Arlington, VA 22230 · 703-292-5111