Life strain, coping, and delinquency in the People's Republic of China: An empirical test of general strain theory from a matching perspective in social support

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 9-24

  Bao, Wan Ning ^a   Haas, Ain ^a   Pi, Yijun ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AND LAW   (China)

Author keywords

Chinese adolescents; Delinquency; Strain; Support

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DELINQUENCY; EMPIRICISM; ETHICAL THEORY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL STRESS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; LIFE; LIFE STRESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PEER GROUP; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; URBAN AREA;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; CHINA; CRIME; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; RURAL POPULATION; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 33845970543     PISSN: 0306624X     EISSN: 15526933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X06294428     Document Type: Review

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