This study explores the consequences of child maltreatment in East Asia and the Pacific
region based on the results of a systematic review of 16 English and non-English databases …

Abstract General Strain Theory (GST) is one of the leading theories of crime and
delinquency in the field of criminology, with victimization identified as a leading source of …

This paper provides an overview of general strain theory (GST) and argues that the theory
can shed much light on the causes of crime in Asian societies. The paper is in five parts, with …

Victimization as a correlate of delinquency has been largely neglected in the criminological
literature, despite research on Agnew's general strain theory (GST) suggesting that …

The global production of knowledge is grossly skewed to the northern Anglophone world
(Hogg et al. in International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy, 6 (1), 1–7 …

PURPOSE: Since its introduction in 1992, general strain theory (GST) has garnered much
empirical support. The large share of this support, however, derives from studies conducted …

PURPOSE: While a growing body of empirical literature supports many key predictions of
General Strain Theory (GST), the subjective perception of injustice remains a theoretically …

This article extended research that views violent victimization as a stressor that may lead to
delinquency. Following general strain theory, the analysis considered the mediating role of …

Although criminological research has provided support for general strain theory (GST), there
is still little known about the relationship between victimization and delinquency among …

Utilizing general strain theory, this study explored the role experienced violent victimization,
vicarious violent victimization, and two forms of anticipated violent victimization, played in …