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Building on the Foundation of General Strain Theory: Specifying the Types of Strain Most Likely to Lead to Crime and Delinquency:
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In this article, the characteristics of strainful events and conditions that influence their relationship to crime are described, and it is predicted that some types of strain will not be related to crime, including types that have dominated the research on strain theory.Abstract:
General strain theory (GST) is usually tested by examining the effect of strain on crime. Researchers, however, have little guidance when it comes to selecting among the many hundreds of types of strain and have trouble explaining why only some of them are related to crime. This article builds on GST by describing the characteristics of strainful events and conditions that influence their relationship to crime. Strains are said to be most likely to result in crime when they (1) are seen as unjust, (2) are seen as high in magnitude, (3) are associated with low social control, and (4) create some pressure or incentive to engage in criminal coping. Drawing on these characteristics, it is predicted that some types of strain will not be related to crime, including types that have dominated the research on strain theory, and that others will be related to crime, including types that have been neglected by empirical researchers.read more
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Strain, personality traits, and delinquency: extending general strain theory
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Offline consequences of online victimization: School violence and delinquency.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors utilize general strain theory to identify the emotional and behavioral effects of cyberbullying victimization, and find that cyber bullying is a potent form of strain that may be related to involvement in school problems and delinquent behavior offline.
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Experienced, vicarious, and anticipated strain: An exploratory study on physical victimization and delinquency
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Bullying Victimization and Adolescent Self-Harm: Testing Hypotheses from General Strain Theory.
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