Building on the Foundation of General Strain Theory: Specifying the Types of Strain Most Likely to Lead to Crime and Delinquency

By R. Agnew. 2001

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Subfields: Epidemiology, General Health Professions, Sociology and Political Science

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Experienced and vicarious victimization: Do social support and self-esteem prevent delinquent responses? (2010, background): “Finally, like other tests of conditioning effects in GST, initial tests dealing with victimization and personal resources have produced equivocal results.”
Exploring Demographic, Structural, and Behavioral Overlap Among Homicide Offenders and Victims (2006, background): “General strain theory (Agnew, 1992, 2001) similarly offers an implicit account of this overlap, with victimization included among the various strains that heighten one’s risk for offending.”
The Effects of Language Brokering Frequency and Feelings on Mexican‐Heritage Youth's Mental Health and Risky Behaviors (2011, methodology): “By incorporating role theory (Ashforth, 2001), interdependent/independent scripts (Dorner, Orellana, & Jiménez, 2008), and general strain theory (GST) (Agnew, 2001), rationales are provided for the assumptions and extended to the context of mental health and risky behaviors.”
Adverse Childhood Experiences and Adolescent Delinquency in a High-Risk Sample (2018, background): “…included in prior LONGSCAN studies, because general strain theory prioritizes this type of stressor as particularly likely to lead to delinquency (Agnew, 2001) and because some researchers (Finkelhor et al., 2013; Mersky, Janczewski, & Topitzes, 2017) have recommended its inclusion in ACEs…”
Exploring the Effects of COVID-19 Containment Policies on Crime: An Empirical Analysis of the Short-term Aftermath in Los Angeles (2020, result): “While according to the general strain theory all types of crime may be influenced by this dynamic (Agnew, 2001), in line with the findings of Schoepfer and Piquero (2006), expressive crimes are more likely to be directly influenced by the increased strain that people experience.”
General Strain Theory and the Relationship Between Early Victimization and Drug Use (2008, methodology): “Agnew (2001) stated that victimization is a type of strain that will most likely lead to deviant behavior because it will be perceived as unjust and traumatic, which will lead to negative emotions such as anger or depression.”
Self-Control, Social Factors, and Delinquency: A Test of The General Theory of Crime Among Adolescents in Hong Kong (2008, methodology): “After reviewing previous tests of general strain theory, Agnew (2001) concluded that the types of strain/ negative relationships that are more strongly related to adolescent delinquency are likely to include negative life events (arrest and incarceration), negative relations with parents (parental”
Gender Differences in the Effects of Strain on the Delinquency of South Korean Youth (2007, background): “Recent research has indicated that it is physical and emotional abuse by peers that may be most predictive of delinquency (Agnew, 2001).”
Adverse Childhood Experiences, Negative Emotionality, and Pathways to Juvenile Recidivism (2017, background): “Agnew (2001) postulates strains seen as unjust are more likely to lead to crime.”
General Strain Theory and Delinquency (2008, positive): “Agnew (2001, 2006a, 2006b) further elaborates on characteristics of strain most likely leading to delinquency.”