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Moon, Byongook; Morash, Merry – Youth & Society, 2017
The present study of 659 Korean adolescents tests General Strain Theory's (GST) utility in explaining gender differences in delinquency causation. It models the effects of key strains, negative emotions, and a composite measure of several conditioning factors separately for boys and girls and for delinquency. Consistent with the theory, males and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Gender Differences, Delinquency, Emotional Response
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Moon, Byongook; Morash, Merry; McCluskey, John D. – Crime & Delinquency, 2012
Despite recognition of bullying as a serious school and social problem with negative effects on students' well-being and safety, and the overlap between aggressive bullying acts and delinquent behavior, few empirical studies test the applicability of criminological theories to explaining bullying. This limitation in research is especially evident…
Descriptors: Evidence, Parent Child Relationship, Bullying, Well Being
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Moon, Byongook; Morash, Merry; McCluskey, Cynthia Perez; Hwang, Hye-Won – Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, 2009
Using longitudinal data on South Korean youth, the authors addressed limitations of previous tests of general strain theory (GST), focusing on the relationships among key strains, situational- and trait-based negative emotions, conditioning factors, and delinquency. Eight types of strain previously shown most likely to result in delinquency,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Longitudinal Studies, Delinquency, Social Influences