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STRAIN, PERSONALITY TRAITS, AND DELINQUENCY: EXTENDING GENERAL STRAIN THEORY

AGNEW, ROBERT, BREZINA, TIMOTHY, WRIGHT, JOHN PAUL, CULLEN, FRANCIS T.·2002·Criminology
DOI 10.1111/j.1745-9125.2002.tb00949.x
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Although Agnew's (1992) general strain theory (GST) has secured a fair degree of support since its introduction, researchers have had trouble explaining why some individuals are more likely than others to react to strain with delinquency. This study uses data from the National Survey of Children to address this issue. Drawing on Agnew (1997) and the psychological research on personality traits, it is predicted that juveniles high in negative emotionality and low in constraint will be more likely to react to strain with delinquency. Data support this prediction.

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  • Negative emotionality is associated with contemporaneously measured delinquency.

    “Negative emotionality-a tendency towards depression likely related Neuroticism-is associated with contemporaneously measured delinquency.”

    From Personality Psychology and Economics (2011) · cites this paper as Agnew, Brezina, Wright et al. [2002]

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Authors
AGNEW, R., BREZINA, T., WRIGHT, J. P., & CULLEN, F. T.
Affiliations
  • Emory University (US)
  • Tulane University (US)
  • University of Cincinnati (US)
ORCID
Venue
Criminology
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2002-02
Volume
40
Issue
1
Pages
43-72
ISSN
  • 0011-1384 (ISSN-L)
  • 1745-9125
DOI
10.1111/j.1745-9125.2002.tb00949.x
OpenAlex
W2031965985
Cited by
666
References
5
Citations by year
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FWCI
33.80
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor, 1495 d)
Locations
Criminology (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Crime Patterns and Interventions
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Crime, Deviance, and Social Control
Keywords
general strain theory, juvenile delinquency, personality traits, negative affectivity, constraints, strain, Agnew

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