Pathways from relative deprivation to individual violence: the effect of subjective perception and emotional resentment in South Korea

Criminological studies assert that individuals’ psychological cognition and emotional resentment mediate the effect of economic deprivation on individual violence; however, a limited number of studies have empirically addressed these subjective mediations. Furthermore, the effect of relative depriva...

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Authors: Park, Seong min (Author) ; Hong, Young-Oh (Author) ; Kennedy, Logan P. (Author) ; Clouse, Stacey L. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2021
In: The British journal of criminology
Year: 2021, Volume: 61, Issue: 6, Pages: 1469-1485
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Keywords:
Relative Deprivation
income inequality
Strain
Individual violence
Subjective cognition
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Summary:Criminological studies assert that individuals’ psychological cognition and emotional resentment mediate the effect of economic deprivation on individual violence; however, a limited number of studies have empirically addressed these subjective mediations. Furthermore, the effect of relative deprivation in Asian counties is seldom investigated. To fill this gap, we construct theoretical path models and examine the argument of relative deprivation in South Korea. A total of 2,040 individuals are surveyed face to face through stratified random sampling. The results show that the objective status of economic inequality does not directly affect individual violence. We conclude that the subjective perception of deprivation and emotional response are essential mediators for the effect of economic deprivation on individual violence.
ISSN:1464-3529
DOI:10.1093/bjc/azab009