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Street youths' violent responses to violent personal, vicarious, and anticipated strain

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Utilizing general strain theory, this study explored the role experienced violent victimization, vicarious violent victimization, and two forms of anticipated violent victimization, played in the generation of street youths' violent offending. Basic models showed that experienced, vicarious, and fear of anticipated victimization were associated with violent offending. Full models suggested that only experienced violent victimization had a lower order relationship with violence. The relationship between experienced victimization and violence was further moderated by negative emotionality and low constraint. Males were also more likely to respond to experienced victimization with violence at higher levels of social support. Findings also revealed the relationship between vicarious violent victimization and violence was moderated by low constraint. Further, anticipated risk of violent victimization was associated with violent offending at lower levels of constraint, greater negative emotionality, and higher levels of social support. Results are discussed and avenues for future research are offered.

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  • Baron, Stephen W., 2009. "Street youths' violent responses to violent personal, vicarious, and anticipated strain," Journal of Criminal Justice, Elsevier, vol. 37(5), pages 442-451, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jcjust:v:37:y::i:5:p:442-451
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