This paper presents a general strain theory of crime and delinquency that is capable of
overcoming the criticisms of previous strain theories. In the first section, strain theory is�…

This paper tests Agnew's (1992) general strain theory (GST) of crime and delinquency. GST
argues that strain occurs when others (1) prevent or threaten to prevent you from achieving�…

This paper argues that social-psychological strain theory is a broad theory with a
fundamental role to play in the explanation of crime and delinquency. 1 First, there is a brief�…

Strain theory has recently been reformulated into a theory of broader scope. In this
revitalized version, called general strain theory, strain is hypothesized to have three distinct�…

Strain theory has returned to the forefront of criminological theory and research, due
primarily to the general strain model developed by Robert Agnew. Agnew posits that a broad�…

Abstract Pressured Into Crime: An Overview of General Strain Theory by Robert Agnew
provides an overview of general strain theory, one of the leading explanations of crime and�…

The strain theories of Merton, Cohen, and Cloward and Ohlin do not assert an individual
relationship between crime and frustration. The theories assert an aggregate relation�…

My 1985 article presented a revised strain theory, which stated that delinquency results from
the blockage of pain-avoidance behavior as well as the blockage of goal-seeking behavior�…

Strain theories have been subjected to a number of theoretical and empirical criticisms,
resulting in a decline in strain-oriented research. A review of those criticisms finds that�…

General strain theory predicts that several variables influence or condition the effect of
strains on crime. The research on such conditioning effects, however, has produced mixed�…