Strain, negative emotional affect, and the criminal adaptations of women

摘要: This study explores the capacity of Agnew’s General Strain Theory to explain self-reported criminality women. Using a sample chemically addicted women, this research examines how strains with special relevance for women—-losing custody child, homelessness, being victim assault, suffering from female related health problems, and getting positive HIV diagnosis, can accumulate lead criminal behavior. It also mediating effects negative emotions anger in strain-crime relationship. The results reveal that exposure greater number increases likelihood They race ethnicity conditions emotions. are discussed light its importance studying crime among