How do Traditional Bullying and Cyberbullying Victimization Affect Fear and Coping among Students? An Application of General Strain Theory

2017 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shelley Keith
Keyword(s):  
General Strain Theory ◽  
Strain Theory ◽  
Traditional Bullying ◽  
Cyberbullying Victimization ◽  
General Strain ◽  
And Coping

Gender, Bullying Victimization, Depressive Symptoms, and Suicidality

2019 ◽  
pp. 0306624X1989596 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily Strohacker ◽  
Lauren E. Wright ◽  
Stephen J. Watts
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
General Strain Theory ◽  
Strain Theory ◽  
Bullying Victimization ◽  
Full Model ◽  
Cyberbullying Victimization ◽  
School Based ◽  
National School ◽  
General Strain

Bullying victimization can have serious consequences for adolescents. This article examines the association between traditional and cyberbullying victimization, depressive symptoms, and suicidality in a national school-based sample, utilizing general strain theory (GST) as a guide to how these variables might relate to each other. We additionally examine whether the associations between these variables differ by gender. Results suggest that traditional and cyberbullying victimization have significant, positive associations with both depressive symptoms and suicidality. Results are partly supportive of the full model suggested by GST, with the associations between bullying and suicidality being weakened in some models when accounting for depressive symptoms. Gender differences also emerge. These findings are discussed in relation to their relevance for policy and theory.

Bullying Victimization, Social Network Usage, and Delinquent Coping in a Sample of Urban Youth: Examining the Predictions of General Strain Theory

2016 ◽  
Vol 31 (6) ◽  
pp. 1021-1043 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Baker ◽  
William V. Pelfrey
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
General Strain Theory ◽  
The United States ◽  
Strain Theory ◽  
Bullying Victimization ◽  
Cyberbullying Victimization ◽  
General Strain

Guided by the propositions of general strain theory, this study examines the impact of experienced and anticipated strains on the delinquent coping of adolescents while accounting for the usage of social networking sites. Specifically, this study uses self-report survey data collected from 3,195 middle and high school students in a single Midwest city in the United States to explore the effect of experiencing the strains of traditional bullying victimization and cyberbullying victimization on adolescents self-reported soft drug use, hard drug use, and weapon carrying behavior. These relationships are explored among both frequent and infrequent users of social networking sites. Results indicate that cyberbullying victimization and the anticipated strain of feeling unsafe at or on the way to or from school are significantly and positively associated with all three mechanisms of delinquent coping among both frequent and infrequent social network users.

Do Negative Emotions Matter? Paths From Victimization to Cyber and Traditional Bullying From a General Strain Theory Perspective

2021 ◽  
pp. 001112872110524
Author(s):  
Yeungjeom Lee ◽  
Jihoon Kim ◽  
Hyojong Song
Keyword(s):  
General Strain Theory ◽  
Strain Theory ◽  
Negative Emotionality ◽  
Traditional Bullying ◽  
Dynamic Panel ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Longitudinal Effects ◽  
Adolescent Sample ◽  
General Strain ◽  
Dynamic Panel Models

Drawing on theoretical propositions of general strain theory (GST), the current study aims to examine whether general victimization as a source of criminogenic strain predicts two different types of bullying, traditional and cyberbullying perpetrations, and whether negative emotionality, such as trait-based anger and depression, conditions the effects of general victimization on bullying. Using a Korean adolescent sample, we adopt cross-lagged dynamic panel models to investigate the longitudinal effects and interactions of strain and negative emotionality. The results indicate a significant influence of general victimization on both types of bullying perpetrations, as expected, while the conditioning effects of negative emotionality are found only for traditional bullying, which may reflect differences in the nature of the two different forms of bullying.

From Bully Victimization to Aggressive Behavior: Applying the Problem Behavior Theory, Theory of Stress and Coping, and General Strain Theory to Explore Potential Pathways

2019 ◽  
pp. 088626051988467 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeoung Min Lee ◽  
Jinwon Kim ◽  
Jun Sung Hong ◽  
Christina N. Marsack-Topolewski
Keyword(s):  
Aggressive Behavior ◽  
Problem Behavior ◽  
General Strain Theory ◽  
Strain Theory ◽  
Behavior Theory ◽  
Bully Victimization ◽  
Problem Behavior Theory ◽  
Bully Victims ◽  
General Strain ◽  
And Coping

Studies have documented that some bully victims fall into a subcategory of bullying called “bully victims” in which the victim becomes the aggressor. However, studies to date have not examined the pathways linking bully victimization and aggressive behavior. To address this research gap, this study applies the problem behavior theory, theory of stress and coping, and general strain theory to explore possible pathways from bully victimization to aggressive behavior by examining the mediating effects of low life satisfaction, drug use, and exposure to peer deviance. Structural equation modeling was used to examine the path model from a sample of 1,676 adolescents, aged 13 to 17 years. Data were derived from the Health Behavior in School-Aged Children (HBSC) survey. Findings revealed that bully victimization was positively associated with aggressive behavior. Moreover, bully victims displayed lower levels of life satisfaction. In addition, bully victims who were frequently exposed to peer deviance and drug use were likely to engage in bullying. These findings support the problem behavior theory and general strain theory and have implications for research, practice, and policy.

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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