Lo Celia C, Kim Young S, Church Wesley T
Department of Criminal Justice, University of Alabama, Farrah 425, Box 870320, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, USA.
Subst Use Misuse. 2008;43(10):1340-61. doi: 10.1080/10826080801922157.
Agnew's general strain theory suggests that negative life experiences constitute stress that may lead to deviance, unless effective coping strategies are forthcoming. In the present study, the principles of general strain theory were employed to examine the age-varying effects of three types of victimization on drug-using behavior: sexual victimization, physical victimization, or other victimization. Study data came from seven waves of the National Youth Survey, a longitudinal survey of youth ages 11 to 17 years when the study began in 1976. The broad hypotheses of general strain theory were supported, by the data, with some qualifications. Results of the data analysis also showed that victimization's impact on drug use is type-specific and/or drug-specific. Further studies with more sophisticated measures of drug use should clarify the role of victimization (by type) in various drug-using behaviors. The study's limitations are noted.
阿格纽的一般应激理论认为，负面生活经历构成压力，除非能采取有效的应对策略，否则可能导致越轨行为。在本研究中，一般应激理论的原理被用于检验三种类型的受害经历对吸毒行为随年龄变化的影响：性侵害、身体侵害或其他侵害。研究数据来自全国青年调查的七轮调查，该调查是一项针对1976年研究开始时年龄在11至17岁的青少年的纵向调查。一般应激理论的广泛假设得到了数据的支持，但有一些限定条件。数据分析结果还表明，受害经历对吸毒的影响具有类型特异性和/或毒品特异性。使用更复杂的吸毒测量方法进行的进一步研究应阐明不同类型的受害经历在各种吸毒行为中的作用。研究的局限性也已指出。
