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A TEST OF GENERAL STRAIN THEORY: EXPLORING GENDER SPECIFIC EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL VARIATION
… of Children (1981) to test propositions from general strain theory, specifically those outlined by Broidy and Agnew (1997). The data set allows for an expansion of the types of strain and delinquency typically examined in strain tests. Ordinary least squares regression, path analysis and a …
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A TEST OF GENERAL STRAIN THEORY: EXPLORING GENDER SPECIFIC EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL VARIATION
… of Children (1981) to test propositions from general strain theory, specifically those outlined by Broidy and Agnew (1997). The data set allows for an expansion of the types of strain and delinquency typically examined in strain tests. Ordinary least squares regression, path analysis and a …
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Cyberbullying, General Strain Theory, and the Moderating Effect of Anonymity in College Students
… perpetrated at the collegiate level. Applying a General Strain Theory framework, the current study aims to assess the role of six university-related strain elements as possible predictors for cyberbullying, cybervictimization, and frequency of the two. Survey questionnaires were administered to …
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Perceptions on Police Use of Force: A General Strain Theory Approach to Explicate Use of Force Incidents
… use of force. As a theoretical frame, Agnew’s General Strain Theory (GST) was applied to measure police officers’ decision making process in use of force, and the evaluation was compared to the college population. Data derived from law enforcement officers and college students via survey …
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Locked Out and Locked Up: Assessing the Relationship Between Housing Instability and Recidivism for People with Criminal Drug Records Using a General Strain Theory Framework
… enough concern regarding collateral sanctions in general that every state has passed some form of legislation to reduce their impact since 2012.</p> <p>Research suggests that access to housing is frequently cited as one of the biggest concerns of people exiting prison and that it plays a …
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Strain, negative emotional affect, and the criminal adaptations of women
<p>This study explores the capacity of Agnew's General Strain Theory to explain the self-reported criminality of women. Using a sample of chemically addicted women, this research examines how strains with special relevance for women---losing custody of a child, homelessness, being a victim of …
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Political Violence and Unemployment: Socio-Economic Strain as a Potential Source of Terrorism
… answer these questions, Robert Agnew's (2010) General Strain Theory of Terrorism lays out a foundational model to explain what might cause terrorism. In contrast to previous strain theories, General Strain Theory of Terrorism argues that the strains most likely to result in terrorism are …
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Effects of Parental Incarceration: Strains, Negative Emotions, and Mental Health
… many secondary consequences, including increased strain. This increased strain can lead to mental health decline (Lee et al., 2013). There is limited research, however, examining what role negative emotions play in this relationship. General strain theory suggests that strain leads to negative …
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The Relationship between Involvement, Strain, and the Criminality of Fathers of At-Risk Children
Robert Agnew proposed a new version of strain theory in 1992. In this article, Agnew argued that strain is not only a result of the blocked opportunity to achieve goals as Merton had argued, but that strain also results from the removal of positively valued stimuli and the presence of negative …
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Strain and the School Shooter: A Theoretical Approach to the Offender's Perspective
… that seek to minimize or eliminate the source of strain and those that seek to satisfy the need for revenge.” In some cases, those who seek satisfaction for their vengeful feelings can become deadly when healthy means of coping fail; many have turned to violence upon their peers in pursuit of …
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School climate as strain for youth in residential treatment
… of symptoms for youth in residential treatment. General strain theory posits that conduct problems arise from pressure or strain in the environment. Agnew (2006) cited negative school climate as a source of strain for youth who display conduct problems. Poor family functioning is an additional …
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Strain, depression, and adolescent substance use: A temporal-ordering analysis
… theoretical model drawing from Agnew’s general strain theory and Pearlin’s stress-process models, this study sought longitudinal associations between stressful events, and three outcome measures: depression, illicit substance use, and polysubstance use. Previous research highlights the …
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Criminality Groups and Substance Abuse
… characteristics, substance-use, and strain-inducing events reported by 598 residential and outpatient treatment seekers in the Kentucky Treatment Outcome and Performance Pilot Studies Enhancement Project, this study provides further understanding of the crime-substance relationship. …
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Juvenile Prostitution: An Exploration in Gendered Theory
… entry into sex work. Theories investigated are General Strain Theory (GST), the Cycle of Violence Hypothesis and Gendered Pathways theory.</p>
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Bereavement, Grief and Juvenile Delinquency: A Participation Study
… the implications of Western bereavement theory, developmental theories of childhood and adolescent bereavement, and Agnew’s (1992) general strain theory as it applies to juvenile delinquency, a dialogic participatory research project was implemented to explore the impact over time of …
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Does Social Support Moderate the Effects of Strain on Delinquency More for Females than Males?
… century of studies, males have been the focus of theory and research about delinquency until relatively recently (e.g., Box, 1983; Broidy & Agnew, 1997; Canter, 1982; Dale & Chesney-Lind, 1988; Morris, 1987). However, the correlates of delinquency may differ for males and females. This thesis …
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A Comparison of Strain, Social Learning, Control, and Trauma Theories of Crime
<p>The field of criminology has been dominated by Strain, Control and Social Learning Theories, among others. More recently, research and theory has focused on the role of trauma as a predictor of criminal behavior, especially for women. However, little research has empirically compared these …
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Determining Deviance: An Examination of Stress and Antisocial Coping among College Undergraduates
Stress and strain impact our ability to achieve success in the goals we set. To understand the stress process better, this study uses a survey of undergraduates in order to 1) identify types of stressful experiences, 2) understand the mediating role of negative emotions, 3) evaluate how stress and …
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Management of violence in secondary schools of the North West Province
… Africa. Two theories, namely Social Learning theory and General Strain theory underpinned the study. Purposive sampling was utilised to select six secondary schools from each of which one parent, one principal and six teachers were purposively selected to participate in the study. Semi …
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Post-military service coping behaviors of student veterans
… The analytical approach was based on Agnew’s general strain theory, which contends that individuals turn to unhealthy or illegitimate coping mechanisms to deal with pain, whether that be physical or psychological. Data was gathered in the form of a survey of student veterans using both …
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