scholarly journals General Strain Theory approach to the Use of Cellular Phone Dependence of Middle School Students

2014 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 355-363 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyun-Jin Shim ◽  
Il-Hyun Lee ◽  
Hyun-Sill Rhee
2013 ◽  
Vol 34 (9) ◽  
pp. 685-705 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chad Posick ◽  
Amy Farrell ◽  
Marc L. Swatt

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 1460 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ozgur Solakoglu ◽  
Ugur Orak

School absenteeism is a complicated problem with a variety of causes. It has been shown to be one of the main predictors of school drop-outs as well as leading to delinquency and criminal behavior in adulthood. This study examines the applicability of General Strain Theory on educational factors by considering truancy as a risk behavior. In this empirical study, we test the explanatory powers of certain kinds of strain, including school strain, economic deprivation, negative life events, anger, college plans, past victimization, and depression on students’ truancy. Data were drawn from the part of 2008 Youth in Europe Survey conducted in Istanbul in 2008. The sample consists of 2445 high school students. Results indicate that school strain, anger, and negative life events are significantly associated with likelihood of truancy while past victimization and economic strain have no effect. College goal and depression, on the other hand, have relatively weaker effects on students’ school absenteeism. Findings revealed that there is a relationship between cutting classes and certain kinds of strain among Turkish adolescents. The study also demonstrates that General Strain Theory is applicable for problematic behaviors in an educational context and generalizable to countries other than the U.S.


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