%0 Journal Article
%T Anger as a Mediator Between Peer Victimization and Deviant Behavior in South Korea: A Cross
%A Eric J. Connolly
%A Gyeongseok Oh
%J Crime & Delinquency
%@ 1552-387X
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/0011128718806699
%X Little is known about the longitudinal effect of peer victimization on deviant behavior in non-Western cultural contexts and the mediating role of theoretically relevant variables, such as anger, on this association. The current study aimed to address this gap by analyzing data from a nationally representative sample of South Korean youth. Peer victimization was found to increase risk for anger and deviant behavior. Anger accounted for 27.06% of the total direct effect of peer victimization experienced during late childhood on deviant behavior during early adolescence. Results from the current study provide support for the cross-cultural application of general strain theory to help explain the longitudinal link between peer victimization and deviant behavior in a non-Western context such as South Korea
%K peer victimization
%K deviant behavior
%K anger
%K general strain theory
%K South Korea
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0011128718806699