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Bullying Victimization, Health Strains and Juvenile Delinquency in Ghana

Duah, Ebenezer
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1619601395448056

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2021, Doctor of Philosophy, University of Akron, Sociology.
This dissertation investigates the relationship between bullying victimization, health strains and adolescent delinquency. A growing body of research has shown that undergoing bullying victimization and health strains significantly predict juvenile delinquency. Research on types of bullying experiences and their connection to juvenile offending has produced inconsistent results. However, most research has been conducted in industrial countries, including the USA, Italy, England, and Germany. Little is known about whether the relationship between being bullied, having health strains, and offending in adolescence is applicable in Sub-Saharan Africa. In addition, research on sex differences in the association between being bullied, health strains, and juvenile offending is scarce. Using General Strain Theory as a general theoretical framework, I analyze data from the 2012 Global School-Based Health Survey of Ghana. My analysis focuses on sex differences in the bullying, health strain, and juvenile offending relationship. Measurements of bullying victimization include physical and verbal victimization. Results suggest that bullying victimization and experiencing health strains significantly increased juvenile delinquency. Additionally, physical and verbal bullying experiences increased juvenile offending. The effect of bullying victimization and heath strains on delinquency was similar for both males and females. Based on my findings, I suggest that the impact of bullying and health strains on delinquency can be reduced through the introduction of anti-bullying regulations in schools, implementation of anti-bullying prevention programs, recreational programs, extended paid parental leave, and home visitation by health professions. Implications for criminological theory, strengths and limitations of the current study, and suggestions for future research conclude this dissertation.
Robert Peralta, Dr. (Committee Chair)
Juan Xi, Dr. (Committee Member)
Stacey Nofziger, Dr. (Committee Member)
Pamela Tontodonato, Dr. (Committee Member)
Shernavaz Vakil, Dr. (Committee Member)
185 p.
Sociology
Bullying, Victimization, Health, Strains, General strain theory

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  • Duah, E. (2021). Bullying Victimization, Health Strains and Juvenile Delinquency in Ghana [Doctoral dissertation, University of Akron]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1619601395448056

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Duah, Ebenezer. Bullying Victimization, Health Strains and Juvenile Delinquency in Ghana. 2021. University of Akron, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1619601395448056.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Duah, Ebenezer. "Bullying Victimization, Health Strains and Juvenile Delinquency in Ghana." Doctoral dissertation, University of Akron, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1619601395448056

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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