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ERIC Number: EJ767289
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007
Pages: 22
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ISSN: ISSN-0886-2605
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He Sends Rain upon the Wicked: A Panel Study of the Influence of Religiosity on Violent Victimization
Schreck, Christopher J.; Burek, Melissa W.; Clark-Miller, Jason
Journal of Interpersonal Violence, v22 n7 p872-893 2007
This research investigates low religiosity as a predictor of violent victimization. The theoretical framework the authors present here posits that religiosity should help structure daily activities in such a way as to (a) limit exposure to offenders by encouraging contact with peers who are less deviant, (b) lessen one's target suitability by inhibiting grievance-causing delinquent activity, and (c) enhance guardianship by fostering stronger bonds with parents and school. Thus, although researchers expect religion to be a bivariate predictor of violent victimization, its influence should be indirect. The authors investigate these claims using two waves from the public-use version of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health). The results indicate that religiosity is a correlate of violent victimization. Consistent with these theoretical claims, the effect of religiosity is not direct, but instead occurs indirectly primarily through its influence on self-reported delinquency and peer deviance. (Contains 1 figure, 3 tables, and 6 notes.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health
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