Life Stress, Anger and Anxiety, and Delinquency: An Empirical Test of General Strain Theory

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1 September 2000

journal article
Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Health and Social Behavior

Vol. 41 (3) , 256-75
https://doi.org/10.2307/2676320

Abstract

General strain theory (Agnew 1992) departs from traditional strain theories by emphasizing the role of the individual's affective responses to negative life...

Keywords

BEHAVIOR
STRESS
MODELS
STRUCTURE
YOUTHS
DELINQUENCY
GENERAL STRAIN THEORY
STRESS