Criticism is commonly directed at research based on lifestyle-exposure theory and routine
activity theory for the use of imprecise measures. To examine this issue further, this …

Research focusing specifically on people who have been catfished online, or deceived in
some way, but maybe not defrauded out of money is relatively scarce. The current study …

Routine Activity Theory (RAT) and the general theory of crime have been widely employed
to understand cybercrime victimization. However, there is a need to integrate these …

Background Predominant explanations of the victim-offender overlap tend to focus on
shared causes, such as (low) self-control or risky lifestyles. Such explanations bypass the …

This article introduces and applies an integrative model of cyberharassment victimization.
The model combines routine activity theory (RAT), the general theory of crime (GTC), and …

This study examines the impact of low self-control and deviant peer affiliations on bullying
perpetration and victimization in South Korea. Our sample is drawn from a five-wave …

Research on generational transmission of violence suggests that parental corporal
punishment in Western countries often leads to violent behavior among children. Violence …

Violent and property victimization among Chinese adolescents remains a social problem,
yet studies that incorporate individual characteristics and situational/contextual factors to …

Taking into consideration the framework of the general theory of crime, research has been
exploring the role of low self-control in the explanation of both crime perpetration and …

This study advances a multidimensional risky lifestyles scale (ie, casual sex, drug
involvement, active nightlife, peer deviance affiliation, and conflict escalation) and tests …