RT Article
T1 Examining the Gendered Effect of Experienced and Vicarious Victimization: A General Strain Theory Perspective
JF American journal of criminal justice
VO 43
IS 2
SP 181
OP 196
A1 Lee, Yeungjeom
A2 Kim, Jihoon
LA English
YR 2018
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1764206738
AB Although general strain theory has broadened our theoretical perspectives, there remains a need to learn about the relationship between victimization and violence. In addition, studies applying general strain theory have yielded mixed findings about gender issues. Using data from the National Survey of Adolescents (NSA), the current study examined the effects of violent victimization on violent offending by gender. More specifically, the study assessed the relationship between two types of victimization (experienced and vicarious) and three types of violent offending (gang fights, robbery, and assault) and investigated whether gender plays a role in the association. Findings of negative binomial regression analyses offered overall support for experienced and vicarious victimization as predictors of violence. However, gendered effects of experienced and vicarious victimization on violence were not supported by results. Interaction effects between gender and victimization were only significant in baseline models (without control factors), however, became insignificant in full models. The implications of these results and limitations were discussed.
K1 General Strain Theory
K1 Gender
K1 Violent Delinquency
K1 Vicarious victimization
K1 Experienced victimization
DO 10.1007/s12103-017-9402-x