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A Comparison of Traditional Delinquency and Cyber-Delinquency: General Strain Theory and Community Protective Factors Deviant Behavior (IF 1.716) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 E. Lee, J. A. Park, S. J. Park, Young Il Cho
This study aims to analyze the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on forms of delinquency among South Korean adolescents. We investigate the risks and protective factors associated with traditional delinqu...
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Mediating the Peer Delinquency–Future Offending Relationship with Legal Cynicism and Moral Neutralization Deviant Behavior (IF 1.716) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Glenn D. Walters
This study tested the “perception before belief” hypothesis which holds that perception generally precedes belief in promoting future delinquency. It was reasoned that legal cynicism, a facet of pr...
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The Moral Maze of Cyberbullying: Navigating the Roles of Victims, Bystanders, and Perpetrators in the Cycle of Harm Deviant Behavior (IF 1.716) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Ioan-Alex Merlici, Alexandra Maftei
The available literature suggests that cyberbullying victims might be prone to become cyber-perpetrators themselves and that cyber-passive bystanders might be influenced by their cyberbullying expe...
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Does time work its magic? The relationship between time in detention and risk of violence and aggression Deviant Behavior (IF 1.716) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Joana Andrade, Rui Abrunhosa Gonçalves, Andreia de Castro Rodrigues
The present study intends to analyze if there are differences in scores of aggressiveness and violence between three groups of pre-trial detainees with different times of detention. Our analysis re...
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Measuring the Dark Core of Personality in Portugal: A Psychometric Examination of D Deviant Behavior (IF 1.716) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Pedro Pechorro, Rita Rodrigues, Bruno Bonfá-Araujo, Matt DeLisi, Mário R. Simões
The dark core of personality is a recently developed construct that encompasses the malevolent, antagonistic, and aversive side of human nature. The aim of the present study is to examine the psych...
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Testing Key Concepts of Three Delinquency Theories in a Multi-National Sample of Adolescents Deviant Behavior (IF 1.716) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Ineke Haen Marshall, Stuti S. Kokkalera, Chris E. Marshall
We test the generalizability of three mainstream delinquency theories across different cultural contexts by differentiating their core theoretical elements in general strain theory (economic stress...
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Silent Struggles: Family Dynamics and Drug Abuse Reporting Under Harsh Laws and Stigmatizing Perceptions Deviant Behavior (IF 1.716) Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Ngo Hoang Thao Trang, Truong Dang Thuy
Under Vietnam’s stringent drug laws and prevailing negative societal attitudes toward drug users, families face challenges in reporting members dealing with drug abuse. Such underreporting poses cr...
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Marketness and Governance: A Typology of Illicit Online Markets Deviant Behavior (IF 1.716) Pub Date : 2024-02-28 Rasmus Munksgaard
The preceding decade has seen an explosive growth in illicit online commerce, and scholars are increasingly occupied with the study of illicit products, their buyers and sellers, and the platforms ...
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How Peer Victimization in Childhood Affects Social Networking Addiction in Adulthood: An Examination of the Mediating Roles of Social Anxiety and Perceived Loneliness Deviant Behavior (IF 1.716) Pub Date : 2024-02-27 Kunjie Cui, Paul S. F. Yip
Research to date has rarely addressed the association between peer victimization in childhood and social networking addiction in adulthood, much less the internal mechanism underlying that associat...
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Attitudes Toward Violence and Cyberstalking: Gender’s Moderating Role Deviant Behavior (IF 1.716) Pub Date : 2024-02-22 Isabella Leandra Silva Santos, Débora Cristina Nascimento Lima, Carlos Eduardo Pimentel, Tailson Evangelista Mariano
The present study aimed to investigate the moderating role of gender in the relationship between attitudes toward violence and cyberstalking. A total of 393 Brazilian’s volunteers composed the samp...
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Large Predator Poaching as Situational Action Fueled by Legal Hunts Deviant Behavior (IF 1.716) Pub Date : 2024-02-19 Martine S.B. Lie
Poaching of large predators is a big threat to their survival in Norway. These illegal killings take many forms, some meticulously planned, others spontaneous, such as in situations mistakenly expe...
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Foregrounding Meaning and Motive in the Domestic Abuse Perpetration of and Response to Neurodivergent Men Deviant Behavior (IF 1.716) Pub Date : 2024-02-18 Nicole Renehan
Typological approaches have thus far neglected the perpetration, profiles, and response to neurodivergent men who are autistic, have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and those experiencing ...
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Examining Burglary Scripts in Community-Based Samples Deviant Behavior (IF 1.716) Pub Date : 2024-02-16 Matthew T King-Parker, Ross M Bartels, Tochukwu Onwuegbusi, Patrick Dickinson
Burglary is a high-volume and frequently repeated offense. However, little is known about the cognitive scripts that may facilitate first-time burglaries. Thus, this paper reports three studies tha...
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I Might Be a Goody Two-Shoes, but at Least I Have a Job! An Examination of the Correlates of Following Institutional Rules Among Texas Prison Guards Deviant Behavior (IF 1.716) Pub Date : 2024-02-14 Robert M. Worley, Eric G. Lambert, Vidisha Barua Worley
For prisons and jails to run effectively and efficiently, correctional officers need to follow institutional policies and rules. Failure to follow the rules could lead to deviant acts of officer-on...
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Dating Applications: A Honeypot for Sextortion Victims Deviant Behavior (IF 1.716) Pub Date : 2024-02-14 Harmony Tavakoli, Calli Tzani, Maria Ioannou, Thomas James Vaughan Williams, Michelle Drouin, Rachel Fletcher
Perpetrators often have easy access to victims via widely used social media networks, such as Snapchat, Instagram, and Facebook. Nowadays, dating applications have provided one more platform where ...
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Examining the Moderating Effects of Neuroticism and Gender in the Mediation of Deviant Peer Affiliation to Cyberbullying Through Moral Disengagement Deviant Behavior (IF 1.716) Pub Date : 2024-02-15 Huiling Zhou, Caiyu Wang, Na Xiao, Huaibin Jiang, Jiamei Lu
Deviant peer affiliation (DPA) and moral disengagement (MD) play a vital role in adolescents’ cyberbullying perpetration (CP). However, moderating mechanisms underlying this association remain larg...
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Correction Deviant Behavior (IF 1.716) Pub Date : 2024-02-13
Published in Deviant Behavior (Ahead of Print, 2024)
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Cracking the Code? Schools, Neighborhoods, Peers, Individual Propensity, and the Conditioning Effect of Race and Gender on Code of the Street Adherence Deviant Behavior (IF 1.716) Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Jacob H. Erickson, Alexandra Slemaker, Kyle A. Burgason
There is a growing body of literature concerning the development of code of the street values. However, several factors theorized to inform street code adherence have escaped examination. Prior res...
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Profiles of Death Penalty Attitudes: A Latent Class Approach Deviant Behavior (IF 1.716) Pub Date : 2024-01-31 Bryanna Fox, John K. Cochran, Melanie Escue
This study examines the heterogeneity in the demographic, normative, and experiential features of those who support, oppose, and are undecided on capital punishment to determine the complexity of c...
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Dark Web Activity in the Japanese Language Between 2004 and 2020: A Case Study of the Onion Channel Deviant Behavior (IF 1.716) Pub Date : 2024-01-31 Naoki Hiramoto, Yoichi Tsuchiya
This paper investigates the activity of Japanese-language dark web sites by examining a Japanese dark web forum, the Onion Channel. While global crypto markets and English-language forums have been...
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Morality in Moderation: Profiles of Moral Self and Behavioral Problems Among Children Deviant Behavior (IF 1.716) Pub Date : 2024-01-27 Jessica Wilke, Jule Eilts, Neele Bäker, Naska Goagoses
Middle childhood marks an important phase for moral and social-emotional development, yet little research has focused on a combined focus within this age range. A person-centered research approach ...
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Doing Gender and Doing Crime: The Influence of Biological Sex and Gender Identity on Crime Deviant Behavior (IF 1.716) Pub Date : 2024-01-24 Megan L. Swinehart, Thomas J. Mowen
Although research on the “gender gap” tends to show that males commit more crime than females, this research focuses almost exclusively on biological sex. Towards disentangling biology and sociolog...
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Exploring the Evolutionary-Biological Basis of Mating Strategies in Submissive Women: A Comparative Study in Three Subgroups of BDSM Sex Practitioners Deviant Behavior (IF 1.716) Pub Date : 2024-01-17 Eva Jozifkova, Martina Kolackova, Marek Broul
An evolutionary-biological framework may predict strengthened partners’ cohesion resulting from certain mating strategies. We compared interpersonal equality in a relationship, emotional (life scal...
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An Examination of Gender and Racial Differences for Social and Economic Causes of Suicide Deviant Behavior (IF 1.716) Pub Date : 2024-01-07 Matthew D. Moore
There has been a plethora of research on fatal suicide behavior. Previous examinations on suicide have examined social factors, such as the divorce rate, and economic factors, such as unemployment....
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Deterrence Perceptions, Self-Control Ability and the Moral Filter: Conceptualizing and Testing a Model of a Subsidiary Relevance of Deterrence Deviant Behavior (IF 1.716) Pub Date : 2024-01-04 Helmut Hirtenlehner, Heinz Leitgöb
The idea of differential deterrence suggests that deterrent effects vary across individuals and settings. However, the pertinent research is poorly integrated and lacks a coherent theoretical conce...
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We are All Green: Do Military Experiences and Involvement in the Criminal Justice System Vary Across Race and Ethnicity Among Incarcerated Veterans? Deviant Behavior (IF 1.716) Pub Date : 2023-12-29 Jennifer H. Peck, Erika J. Brooke
Although participation in the military impacts the lives of all who serve, little research has examined how specific military experiences and criminal justice outcomes vary for veterans of color co...
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Emotional Processing and Psychopathy Among Women: A Systematic Review Deviant Behavior (IF 1.716) Pub Date : 2023-12-26 Marina Pinheiro, Rui Abrunhosa Gonçalves, Olga Cunha
Psychopathy in women has gained the attention of the scientific community, but research on the emotional processing in individuals with psychopathic traits and its role in criminal behavior is stil...
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Not a Fairy Tale at All! Examining the Factors Underlying the Myths About Domestic Violence Among Romanian, Highly Educated Adults Deviant Behavior (IF 1.716) Pub Date : 2023-12-18 Olga Gancevici, Alexandra Maftei
The myths about domestic violence refer to the false, stereotypical beliefs aimed to minimize, deny, or justify the aggression. The present research explored the factors underlying the myths about ...
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Interrupting Gang Homicide Deviant Behavior (IF 1.716) Pub Date : 2023-12-15 Bill Sanders, Khadija Monk
Interventionists are critical components of community-based gang programs. One practice they employ is diffusing or interrupting situations that lead to homicide. How they accomplish this is unclea...
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Strains, Negative Emotions, Propensity for Criminal Coping, and Delinquency: A Moderated Mediation Approach Deviant Behavior (IF 1.716) Pub Date : 2023-12-14 Wonki Lee
General strain theory (GST) maintains that the likelihood of individuals engaging in deviant behaviors as a coping mechanism for negative emotions is conditioned by one’s propensity for criminal co...
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Development and Validation of the 14-Item Intentions Toward Infidelity Scale Deviant Behavior (IF 1.716) Pub Date : 2023-12-12 Kashish Pandey, Shruti Narain, Azmat Jahan
Infidelity is labeled as an unforgivable betrayal in dyadic relationships. It is essential to understand the intentions of committing betrayal to interpret these behaviors. Previous researchers hav...
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From Taboo to Tolerance: Exploring the Complexities of Moral Judgments Toward Drug Use Deviant Behavior (IF 1.716) Pub Date : 2023-12-11 Benjamin Thomas Kuettel
For decades, researchers have explored how the public morally evaluates various behaviors, including those such as drug use and others traditionally considered deviant. While research suggests that...
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“Ladies I Hope You are in Church Right now”: Exploring Rape Myths from Social Media Comments in the Deep South Deviant Behavior (IF 1.716) Pub Date : 2023-12-05 Taylor Ellis, Sarah Donley, Tina H. Deshotels, Ashley Anderson
This research examines online comments (n = 455) of news articles about sexual assault shared by local news outlets in a rural area of the Deep South to determine the degree to which rape myth acce...
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Correction: Street Youth, Violence, and Hirschi’s Redefinition of Self-Control Deviant Behavior (IF 1.716) Pub Date : 2023-11-26
Published in Deviant Behavior (Ahead of Print, 2023)
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Conservative Anger and Police Misconduct: Exploring Conservative Discussion of Police on Social Media Deviant Behavior (IF 1.716) Pub Date : 2023-11-20 Sydney Litterer
This exploratory study applies thematic analysis to posts made in a popular conservative subreddit on the social media platform Reddit to understand how conservatives discuss police with one anothe...
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Correction: Drug Dependency Due to Traumatic Childhood Experiences and Low Emotional Intelligence of Juvenile Felons in India Deviant Behavior (IF 1.716) Pub Date : 2023-11-24
Published in Deviant Behavior (Ahead of Print, 2023)
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Propensity to Morally Disengage Scale: Psychometric Properties and Measurement Invariance Among a Portuguese Sample Deviant Behavior (IF 1.716) Pub Date : 2023-11-22 Pedro Pechorro, Bruno Bonfá-Araujo, Mário R. Simões, Cristina Nunes, Matt DeLisi
The propensity to morally disengage can be an essential driver of unethical, antisocial, and criminal behavior. The present study examines the psychometric properties of the Propensity to Morally D...
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Violence on Reddit Support Forums Unique to r/NoFap Deviant Behavior (IF 1.716) Pub Date : 2023-11-15 Nicole Prause, David Ley
Masturbation abstinence practices have returned to the USA in the form of semen retention communities. Followers on one of these male, anti-masturbation forums, “NoFap,” on Reddit (denoted “r/NoFap...
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UNPACKING the IMPACT of GRATITUDE on UNETHICAL BEHAVIOR Deviant Behavior (IF 1.716) Pub Date : 2023-11-14 Junho Oh, Ye Kang Kim, Guihyun Park, Sujin Lee
Understanding and preventing unethical behavior is essential for social welfare. Prior research has shown that emotional processes have consequential effects on such behavior. The current work aims...
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Explaining the Unexplainable: Theorizing the Starving of the Disabled Other Deviant Behavior (IF 1.716) Pub Date : 2023-11-14 Ryan Thorneycroft, Peta S. Cook, Nicole L. Asquith
Every year, stories emerge of cases involving the starvation of disabled people, such as Ann Marie Smith in 2020 in Adelaide, Australia. Despite this, starvation practices against disabled people r...
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Criminal Lifestyle Among Women Who Committed Crimes: The Role of Psychopathy Deviant Behavior (IF 1.716) Pub Date : 2023-11-08 Marina Pinheiro, Rui Abrunhosa Gonçalves, Sónia Caridade, Olga Cunha
Research on women who committed crimes has not followed the same developments of males who committed crimes. The study of psychopathy and criminal lifestyle in female populations is one of the main...
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In Dubio Pro Reo: The Impact of Certainty and Uncertainty on the Identities and Beliefs of an Organized Crime Member Deviant Behavior (IF 1.716) Pub Date : 2023-11-07 Fabio Indìo Massimo Poppi
This study scrutinizes the influence of certainty and uncertainty on identity and beliefs. While certainty is often perceived as positive and uncertainty as negative for an individual, this researc...
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Flying as Self-Expression: Autonomy and Pole Dancing in Strip Clubs Deviant Behavior (IF 1.716) Pub Date : 2023-11-07 Dana Fennell, Clay A. Hipke
Political battles over strip clubs’ existence are informed by research, but existing literature neglects a central component of strippers’ work. This study analyzes strippers’ pole work and heeds d...
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Workplace Deviance Investigations: A Case Study of the Application of Maturity Model to a University Investigation Deviant Behavior (IF 1.716) Pub Date : 2023-10-23 Petter Gottschalk
This article presents a case study from Norway that supplements previous research in other jurisdictions such as Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom regarding lack of justice...
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Drug Dependency Due to Traumatic Childhood Experiences and Low Emotional Intelligence of Juvenile Felons in India Deviant Behavior (IF 1.716) Pub Date : 2023-10-24 Devi Sekar, Mohanraj Bhuvaneswari
Children involved with the juvenile justice system for engaging in unlawful acts are more likely than their peers of the same age to use cannabis and alcohol, which increases the likelihood of adve...
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Street Youth, Violence, and Hirschi’s Redefinition of Self-Control Deviant Behavior (IF 1.716) Pub Date : 2023-10-23 Stephen W. Baron
The research examines Hirschi’s redefinition of self-control and its link to violence. Utilizing a sample of 287 homeless street youth the paper explores the criminogenic impacts of three different...
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Abusive Supervision and Burnout: Investigating the Impact of Susceptibility and Exposure to a Stressor Deviant Behavior (IF 1.716) Pub Date : 2023-10-19 Mallory A. McCord, Jie Yu
Drawing on conservation of resources theory, the purpose of this study was to further our understanding of the relationship between abusive supervision and burnout by examining two variables that l...
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Is It (Cyber)bullying? Assessing Adult Perceptions of Bullying and Cyberbullying Using a Mixed-Methods Approach Deviant Behavior (IF 1.716) Pub Date : 2023-10-19 Sara L. Bryson, Erica R. Fissel
Despite decades of research on bullying and the influx of studies examining cyberbullying, there is no universal definition for either term. The lack of clarity in defining these terms may impact i...
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Environmental Hazards and Structural Covariates of US Homicide Rates: Methodological Considerations When Investigating the “Ecology” of Violence Deviant Behavior (IF 1.716) Pub Date : 2023-10-17 Jessie Slepicka
Environmental hazards such as air pollutants have increasingly been investigated as macro-level correlates of violent criminal activity, including rates of homicide across space. Such efforts highl...
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Weaponized Autism: Making Sense of Violent Internalized Ableism in Online Incel Communities Deviant Behavior (IF 1.716) Pub Date : 2023-10-16 Ruxandra Mihaela Gheorghe, David Yuzva Clement
Much attention has been paid to incel communities in recent years. Comprised of involuntary celibate individuals who are dissatisfied with their shared experiences of romantic and sexual rejection,...
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Cyber-Victimization /Bullying Among Turkish Adolescents with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Deviant Behavior (IF 1.716) Pub Date : 2023-10-14 Burcu Ece Kök Özyürek, Alper Alnak, Murat Coşkun
Cyberbullying is a form of deviant behavior, acknowledged as a worldwide mental health issue. Few studies have investigated cyberbullying among youth with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (...
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Individual Stress, Contextual Stress, and Network Attributes on Cyberbullying Perpetration Among Young Adults During the COVID-19 Lockdown Deviant Behavior (IF 1.716) Pub Date : 2023-10-17 Zhihao Ma, Tzu-Hsuan Liu, Yiwei Xia
General Strain Theory (GST) was applied to understand the emergence of cyberbullying during the COVID-19 lockdown. However, how contextual stress and network attributes contributed to cyberbullying...
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The Road to Desistance: The Relationship between Formal Institutions of Social Control, Informal Social Bonds, and Intermittency in Offending Deviant Behavior (IF 1.716) Pub Date : 2023-10-16 Tamara Humphrey, Grace Li, Erin Gibbs Van Brunschot
The current study examines the relationship between formal social control, informal social bonds, and intermittency in offending. Using data from a Canadian population who have been formally flagge...
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Exposure to Intimate Partner Violence in Childhood and Partner Violence Perpetration in Adulthood: The Mediating Role of Aggression Deviant Behavior (IF 1.716) Pub Date : 2023-10-15 Olga Cunha, Ana Rita Cruz, Andreia de Castro Rodrigues, Rui Abrunhosa Gonçalves, Maria Manuela Peixoto
Although different studies have found that exposure to intimate partner violence (IPV) in childhood is linked to IPV perpetration in adulthood, others have revealed null effects. Previous research ...
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Early Adverse Childhood Experiences and Later Delinquency: Considering the Role of Middle Childhood Risk Factors Deviant Behavior (IF 1.716) Pub Date : 2023-10-14 Braden Reese, Hayley Pierce, Melissa S. Jones
Evidence suggests that adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are associated with adolescent and adult delinquency. Simultaneously, studies have identified an association between middle childhood ris...
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The American Dream: Empirical Perspectives on Convenient Deviance Deviant Behavior (IF 1.716) Pub Date : 2023-10-16 Petter Gottschalk
This article presents a sample of ten American dreamers who demonstrated convenient deviance. The sample is derived from publicly available sources such as autobiographies by dreamers, media covera...
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Constitutional and Legal Framework of Anti-Corruption Measures in the Republic of Kazakhstan: Problems, Trends, Solutions Deviant Behavior (IF 1.716) Pub Date : 2023-10-12 Olzhas Ramashov, Erkin Duisenov, Kuat Musin, Nazhiya Kalisheva, Gulaiym Nursaliyeva
The article focuses on analyzing the measures taken by Kazakhstan to combat corruption and assessing their effectiveness. The primary aim of the article is to identify issues and shortcomings in Ka...
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Outlaw Ludens: Explaining Traditional Outlaw Motorcycle Club Violence Through Ludology Deviant Behavior (IF 1.716) Pub Date : 2023-10-14 Mark Lauchs
This article explains how the war mentality of Outlaw Motorcycle Gang (OMCG) culture of interclub violence is a form of game established as an outlet for the natural consequences of the reactionary...
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Navigating the Social Maze: An Integrative Review on the Social Network Properties of Deviant Peer Influence in Adolescent Networks Deviant Behavior (IF 1.716) Pub Date : 2023-10-14 Joke Geeraert, Luis EC Rocha, Christophe Vandeviver
Social network analysis (SNA) holds great potential for examining the influence of peers and group dynamics on the development of criminal behavior among adolescents as it offers a robust framework...
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The Impact of Social Learning and Social Bonds on Juvenile Delinquency: An Empirical Study of Secondary School Students in Saint Lucia Deviant Behavior (IF 1.716) Pub Date : 2023-10-14 Montelle Marius Maradona Felix
There is a dearth of information regarding the phenomenon of juvenile delinquency among adolescents in Saint Lucia. Using 268 secondary school students as a sample, the researcher investigated the ...