Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Articles 1 - 1 of 1
Full-Text Articles in Arts and Humanities
General Strain Theory, Race, And Delinquency, Jennifer Peck
General Strain Theory, Race, And Delinquency, Jennifer Peck
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
The present study drew on Agnew's General Strain Theory (GST) to examine the relationship between strain, race, and delinquent behavior. To address this possible association, five hypotheses were tested to examine if different types of strain and stress exposure influence delinquent coping and if these relationships are conditioned by race and ethnicity. Using data from the Add Health Study, White, African American, and Hispanic adolescents, the present study attempts to generalize GST to different racial and ethnic groups.
Results from OLS and negative binomial regression analyses indicate that some support was found for GST, in that indicators of strain to …