RT Article
T1 School variation in offending: A macro-level strain approach
JF European journal of criminology
VO 17
IS 6
SP 701
OP 722
A1 Sandahl, Julia
LA English
YR 2020
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1745627456
AB This study employs Macro-level Strain Theory (MST) as a framework to provide a better understanding of the way in which the structural and social context of Stockholm schools covaries with self-reported violent and general offending. The findings contribute to the literature in this area by directing a special focus at the interplay between the theory’s macro-level components and some individual-level mechanisms that may be assumed to condition the effect of strain on offending. Using multi-level data on 4789 students nested in 82 schools (violent offending) and 4643 students nested in 83 schools (general offending) in the City of Stockholm, the study notes significant contextual effects of anger, meaninglessness and life dissatisfaction on offending. School-level deprivation appears to have a confounding effect on the relationship between school-contextual negative affect and offending. Further, school-contextual anger influences some individuals more than others. Implications of these findings are discussed.
K1 Delinquency
K1 MST
K1 Deprivation
K1 Multi-level analysis
K1 School context
K1 Strain
DO 10.1177/1477370818819729