Anger as a mediator between peer victimization and deviant behavior in South Korea: a cross-cultural application of general strain theory
Little is known about the longitudinal effect of peer victimization on deviant behavior in non-Western cultural contexts and the mediating role of theoretically relevant variables, such as anger, on this association. The current study aimed to address this gap by analyzing data from a nationally rep...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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2019
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Crime & delinquency
Year: 2019, Volume: 65, Issue: 8, Pages: 1102-1122 |
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Summary: | Little is known about the longitudinal effect of peer victimization on deviant behavior in non-Western cultural contexts and the mediating role of theoretically relevant variables, such as anger, on this association. The current study aimed to address this gap by analyzing data from a nationally representative sample of South Korean youth. Peer victimization was found to increase risk for anger and deviant behavior. Anger accounted for 27.06% of the total direct effect of peer victimization experienced during late childhood on deviant behavior during early adolescence. Results from the current study provide support for the cross-cultural application of general strain theory to help explain the longitudinal link between peer victimization and deviant behavior in a non-Western context such as South Korea. |
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ISSN: | 1552-387X |
DOI: | 10.1177/0011128718806699 |