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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Autores principales: Oh, Gyeongseok (Autor) ; Connolly, Eric J. (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2019
En: Crime & delinquency
Año: 2019, Volumen: 65, Número: 8, Páginas: 1102-1122
Acceso en línea: Volltext (Publisher)
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Palabras clave:
Peer victimization
Deviant behavior
Anger
General strain theory
South Korea
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Sumario: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.
ISSN:1552-387X
DOI:10.1177/0011128718806699