The Effect of Negative Emotion on Licit and Illicit Drug Use Among High School Dropouts: An Empirical Test of General Strain Theory

Drapela, Laurie A.

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“…The reliability for wave 1, 2, and 3 were 0.54, 0.55, and 0.52, respectively. The low reliability, which is to be expected because life events often reflect independent incidents (Hoffmann and Miller 1998;Mazerolle and Maahs 2000), is similar to reliability estimates of previous studies (Drapela 2006;Mazerolle and Maahs 2000).…”

Section: Stressful Life Eventssupporting

confidence: 83%

“…Specifically, studies have found that higher levels of strain lead to greater involvement in delinquency or deviance, regardless of how the strain is measured (Agnew and White 1992;Baron 2004;Broidy 2001;Drapela 2006;Eitle and Turner 2003;Froggio and Agnew 2007;Hay 2003;Hoffmann and Cerbone 1999;Hoffmann and Miller 1998;Moon et al 2008;Piquero and Sealock 2000;Sigfusdottir et al 2004). Furthermore, some evidence indicates that negative emotions partially mediate the relationship between strain and delinquency.…”

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confidence: 99%

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General Strain Theory in Taiwan: A Latent Growth Curve Modeling Approach

Lin

2011

Asian Criminology

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Agnew's general strain theory (GST) [Agnew R (2001) Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency 38:319-361; Agnew R (2006a) Pressured Into Crime: An Overview of General Strain Theory. LA:Roxbury] has been the focus of considerable academic attention and has become an important criminological theory [Cullen et al. (2006) Taking Stock: The Status ofCriminological Theory. New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction].However, most previous empirical studies have employed Western samples (e.g., US sample) to test this theory, which hinders the generalizability of GST. Although some studies have used Eastern samples to evaluate GST, these studies are only cross-sectional, which makes drawing any causal relationship problematic, and a cross-sectional study cannot uncover the more dynamic relationship between strain, negative emotion, and delinquency. Furthermore, depression has become epidemic around the world [World Health Organization 2001, http://www.who.int/whr/2001/en/whr01_en.pdf) and many previous studies that test GST focus only on anger. This makes depression a crucial element in testing GST. The present study uses longitudinal data (Taiwan Youth Project) and a latent growth model (LGM) to investigate strain, depression, and delinquent acts among adolescents (12-15 years old). The results generally support GST propositions: both strain and depression increase delinquency, and depression mediates the strain-delinquency relationship. Some cultural-specific influences were also discovered.

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Section: Stressful Life Eventssupporting

confidence: 83%

Section: A Review Of Gstmentioning

confidence: 99%

General Strain Theory in Taiwan: A Latent Growth Curve Modeling Approach

Lin

2011

Asian Criminology

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“…Moreover, the alpha level for the present study is very similar to previous studies. For example, Drapela's (2006) alpha level for her life event scale was 0.55, and it was 0.5 in Mazerolle and Maahs' study (2000).…”

Section: Parental Strainmentioning

confidence: 81%

“…However, most published empirical tests have utilized mostly subjects in the United States (Agnew 2002;Agnew and Whites 1992;Aseltine et al 2000;Broidy 2001;Drapela 2006;Su 1997, 1998). So far only eight studies have employed samples other than American.…”

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Subjective Strains, Conditioning Factors, and Juvenile Delinquency: General Strain Theory in Taiwan

Lin

Mieczkowski

2010

Asian Criminology

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general strain theory (GST) argues that subjective strain and objective strain should be distinguished from each other, and that subjective strain should be related more strongly to delinquency. In addition, GST suggests that the straindelinquency relationship is conditioned by certain conditioning factors, and that research should treat these conditioning factors as a whole, i.e., the individual's "overall" standing regarding these conditional factors. The present study uses a random sample of Taiwanese adolescents (13-17 years old) to study these two issues. The results suggest that strain as measured in this study is related positively to delinquency; however, subjective strain does not differ from objective strain in predicting delinquency. Additionally, the "overall standing" conditioning factors interact differently with subjective strain and objective strain but in the expected direction.

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“…Similarly, those students who were identi fi ed as chronic offenders at age 18 tended to be frequent truants between the ages of 12 and 14 and to not have stayed in school beyond the minimum school-leaving age of 15 (Farrington & West, 1993 ) . Other research supports the relationship between truancy and dropping out and antisocial behavior both as a child and adult (Arum & Beattie, 1999 ;Drapela, 2006 ;Robins & Ratcliff, 1980 ;Thornberry, Moore, & Christenson, 1985 ) .…”

Section: Truancy and Dropping Outmentioning

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The Impact of Schools and Education on Antisocial Behavior over the Lifecourse

Payne

Welch

2012

Handbook of Life-Course Criminology

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Lifecourse/developmental (LCD) perspectives and theories have gained a prominent role in the examination of antisocial behavior over the last two decades. However, much of this work does not thoroughly investigate the in fl uence of schools and education. Although there is a large body of work investigating school-related risk factors of antisocial behavior, an area of research that aligns well with the LCD perspective, education is not a primary focus in the majority of the established LCD theories. In addition, there is little work that examines the role of schools and education through a general LCD lens. This chapter will review the research that has been conducted in each of these areas and discuss possible directions for future theoretical and methodological analysis of antisocial behavior within the LCD perspective. KeywordsLifecourse/developmental • School delinquency • Antisocial behavior • Education and crime • School risk factors

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The Effect of Negative Emotion on Licit and Illicit Drug Use Among High School Dropouts: An Empirical Test of General Strain Theory

Cited by 44 publications

References 43 publications

General Strain Theory in Taiwan: A Latent Growth Curve Modeling Approach

General Strain Theory in Taiwan: A Latent Growth Curve Modeling Approach

Subjective Strains, Conditioning Factors, and Juvenile Delinquency: General Strain Theory in Taiwan

The Impact of Schools and Education on Antisocial Behavior over the Lifecourse

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