Does the General Strain Theory Explain Gambling and Substance Use?

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 919-936 ◽  
Author(s):  
Romy Greco ◽  
Antonietta Curci
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
General Strain Theory ◽  
Strain Theory ◽  
General Strain

scholarly journals Victimization, Crime Propensity, and Deviance: A Multinational Test of General Strain Theory

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 410-430
Author(s):  
Marco Teijón-Alcalá ◽  
Christopher Birkbeck
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Social Factors ◽  
General Strain Theory ◽  
Ordinary Least Squares ◽  
Strain Theory ◽  
Self Report ◽  
General Strain ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Recent Extension

General Strain Theory (GST) identifies victimization as one of the strains most strongly related to crime which, like other sources of strain, is moderated by individual and social factors. Recently, Agnew extended the theorization of coping strategies by proposing that the effects of strain on deviance are conditioned by individual and social factors in combination, rather than singly, which he labeled crime propensity. Tests of the propensity hypothesis have so far yielded mixed results, highlighting the value of additional studies. Whereas previous tests have focused on single countries, either in North America or Asia, we test the propensity hypothesis using data on adolescents in 25 countries collected through the International Self-Report Delinquency Study (ISRD3; n = 57,760). A series of ordinary least squares (OLS) regressions show that the relationship between victimization and delinquency/substance use is conditioned by the effects of individuals’ crime propensity, thereby supporting the recent extension to GST.

Racial/Ethnic Differences in Illicit Substance Use: A Temporal-Ordered Test of General Strain Theory

2020 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
pp. 209-230 ◽  
Author(s):  
William Ash-Houchen ◽  
Celia C. Lo
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
General Strain Theory ◽  
Strain Theory ◽  
Illicit Substance ◽  
Illicit Substance Use ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
General Strain ◽  
Illicit Use ◽  
Racial Ethnic

This longitudinal study applied general strain theory to elaborate specific stressful events’ lagged effects on risk of illicit substance use among non-Hispanic White, non-Hispanic Black, and Hispanic adolescents, and relatedly evaluated the moderating role of race/ethnicity in explaining illicit use. Data were drawn from five waves representing 9 years (2002–2010) of the 1997 National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY), totaling 16,868 person-waves, and we engaged temporal ordering and generalized estimating equations (GEE) for panel data in STATA for data analysis. Results showed specific events affected risk of illicit substance use differentially across racial/ethnic groups. Strains commonly encountered in disorganized spaces affected non-Hispanic White’s risk. Measured strains did not affect non-Hispanic Black respondents and findings for Hispanic respondents point to the family as a possible strain. Results indicated legal drug use and depression increased risk of illicit use greatly. Race/ethnicity’s role in illicit use’s associations with several variables illustrates differential implications for racial/ethnic groups in policy and preventive interventions.

scholarly journals General Strain Theory and Substance Use Among American Indian Adolescents

2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tamela McNulty Eitle ◽  
David Eitle ◽  
Michelle Johnson-Jennings
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
American Indian ◽  
General Strain Theory ◽  
Strain Theory ◽  
Indian Adolescents ◽  
American Indian Adolescents ◽  
General Strain

Using General Strain Theory to Explore the Effects of Prison Victimization Experiences on Later Offending and Substance Use

2014 ◽  
Vol 95 (1) ◽  
pp. 84-113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janine M. Zweig ◽  
Jennifer Yahner ◽  
Christy A. Visher ◽  
Pamela K. Lattimore
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
General Strain Theory ◽  
Strain Theory ◽  
General Strain

A TEST OF GENERAL STRAIN THEORY*

Criminology ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
LISA M. BROIDY
Keyword(s):  
General Strain Theory ◽  
Strain Theory ◽  
General Strain
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