The Triality of Strain, Self-Control, and Eating Disorders

2019
This study examines the potential relationship between eating disorders and antisocial behaviors through the lenses of the general theory of crime and general strain theory. We utilized the data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health, a longitudinal study of a nationally representative sample of juveniles in grades 7 to 12 in the United States between 1994 and 2008. We constructed three separate measures of eating disorders and examined their relationships with both petty theft and aggressive behaviors. Results indicated that previous traumatic experiences (such as sexual abuse) are consistent risk factors for eating disorders, and that eating disorders can increase antisocial involvements. Moreover, eating disorders can diminish self-control and agitate depressed moods, which may increase the likelihood of both petty theft and violent conduct, and this effect can extend to later adulthood as well.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OFFENDER THERAPY AND COMPARATIVE CRIMINOLOGY
页码:1384-1408|卷号:63|期号:8
ISSN:0306-624X
收录类型
SSCI
发表日期
2019
学科领域
循证法学
国家
美国
语种
英语
DOI
10.1177/0306624X18823460
其他关键词
BULIMIA-NERVOSA; GENERAL-THEORY; ANOREXIA-NERVOSA; RISK BEHAVIORS; SEXUAL-ABUSE; CHILD-ABUSE; DELINQUENCY; CRIME; HEALTH; WOMEN
EISSN
1552-6933
被引频次(WOS)
0
被引更新日期
2022-01
来源机构
Santa Clara University Arkansas State University
关键词
eating disorders delinquency sexual abuse trauma self-control