General Strain Theory and the Relationship Between Early Victimization and Drug Use

Carson, Dena C.; Sullivan, Christopher J.; Cochran, John K.; Lersch, Kim Michelle

doi:10.1080/01639620802050023

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“…The conditioning of traditional strains by the factors proposed by Agnew has failed to receive support in recent literature (Aseltine et al, 2000;Botchkovar, Tittle, & Antonaccio, 2009;Hoffmann & Ireland, 2004;Tittle, Broidy, & Gertz, 2008) as well as in this study for both general strain and health strain measures. While some support has been found for conditioning hypotheses (Bao, Haas, & Pi, 2007;Carson, Sullivan, Cochran, & Lersch, 2009), the evidence against Agnew's arguments creates concern. This work, along with Botchkovar et al (2009) andTittle et al (2008), suggests that strains act to directly influence behavior rather than this influence being altered by selfesteem, religiosity, constraint, or in some cases social support.…”

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Healthy, wealthy, and wise: Incorporating health issues as a source of strain in Agnew's general strain theory

Stogner

Gibson

2010

Journal of Criminal Justice

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 89%

Healthy, wealthy, and wise: Incorporating health issues as a source of strain in Agnew's general strain theory

Stogner

Gibson

2010

Journal of Criminal Justice

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“…This suggests that negative affect is a factor that exists independently of other motivators and is not merely a subset of attitudes. Studies which have found an association between drug use and strain provide empirical support for considering negative affect another antecedent of drug taking behavior (Agnew & White, 1992;Carson, Sullivan, Cochran, & Lersch, 2009). …”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 97%

Drug Taking Beliefs of Australian Adolescents: A Pilot Study

Skrzypiec

Owens

2013

J Drug Educ

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In this study adolescents offered their insights and perspectives of factors associated with adolescent illicit drug taking intentions. The factors explored were identified using a cross-disciplinary approach involving the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) and criminological theories, and these formed the framework for data analysis. Interviews with 24 students aged 15-17 found that adolescents' beliefs to drug taking attitudes, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control, moral norms, negative affect, and reputation enhancement involved a number a sub-themes that provided an in-depth understanding of the association of these components to intended drug use. The incorporation of these elements in drug education programs could be an effective approach in prevention interventions for adolescent drug use.

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“…The absence of a direct or total effect on co-occurring adult substance misuse and mental health problems suggests a probabilistic chain of events. Physical abuse seems primarily to lead to more proximal elevated depression symptoms, perhaps as a result of anger, frustration, and shame, as suggested by the general strain model (Carson et al, 2008;Hollist et al, 2009). One possible interpretation is that if teens who have experienced these types of maltreatment manage to navigate adolescence without developing elevated depressive symptoms, the risk to their adult adjustment is minimized.…”

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“…A number of theories have been posited to explain the impact of child maltreatment on later developmental outcomes. For example, Agnew's strain theory suggests that the experience of being abused leads a child to develop negative emotions (e.g., anger, frustration, shame) that, in turn, lead to depression and/or self-medication in the form of alcohol or other drug use in adolescence (Carson et al, 2008). Cicchetti and colleagues (Cicchetti & Banny, 2014;Cicchetti et al, 2000) describe an ecological-transactional model in which maltreatment is a potent risk factor among many that can influence deviations from normal development.…”

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Longitudinal Effects of Early Childhood Maltreatment on Co-Occurring Substance Misuse and Mental Health Problems in Adulthood: The Role of Adolescent Alcohol Use and Depression

Skinner

Hong

Herrenkohl

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J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs

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ABSTRACT. Objective: This study tested a developmental model in which subtypes of childhood maltreatment were hypothesized to have direct and indirect effects on co-occurring depression, anxiety, and substance misuse in adulthood. Indirect effects involved adolescent alcohol use and depression, which were included as mediators in the tested models. Method: This prospective longitudinal study (N = 332; 52.4% male) followed the participants from childhood (18 months to 6 years of age) to adulthood (31-41 years old, M = 36.21). Maltreatment subtypes included parent-reported physical and emotional abuse and child-reported sexual abuse. Adult outcomes included measures of substance misuse and mental health (i.e., depression and anxiety). Latent class analysis and structural equation models were used to identify classes of substance misuse and mental health co-occurrence and to test mediating effects of adolescent alcohol use and depression. Results: Three classes were identified: (a) low risk of substance misuse and low mental health symptoms, (b) moderate substance misuse risk and mild depression and anxiety, and (c) moderate substance misuse risk and moderate to high depression and anxiety. Structural models showed that effects of childhood sexual abuse were fully mediated by adolescent alcohol use and depression. Physical abuse increased adolescent depression but did not have direct or indirect effects on adult outcome classes. Emotional abuse had a direct effect on the adult classes. Conclusions: Children exposed to severe emotional abuse are at higher risk for comorbid substance misuse, depression, and anxiety into their mid-30s, after taking into account evidence of alcohol use and depression during adolescence. Sexual and physical abuse have more proximal effects on adolescent alcohol use and depression, which then influence the risk of adult problems. (J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs, 77, 464-472, 2016)

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General Strain Theory and the Relationship Between Early Victimization and Drug Use

Cited by 76 publications

References 48 publications

Healthy, wealthy, and wise: Incorporating health issues as a source of strain in Agnew's general strain theory

Healthy, wealthy, and wise: Incorporating health issues as a source of strain in Agnew's general strain theory

Drug Taking Beliefs of Australian Adolescents: A Pilot Study

Longitudinal Effects of Early Childhood Maltreatment on Co-Occurring Substance Misuse and Mental Health Problems in Adulthood: The Role of Adolescent Alcohol Use and Depression

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