Cybercrime and Strain Theory: An Examination of Online Crime and Gender

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dc.contributor.authorParti, Katalinen
dc.contributor.authorDearden, Thomas E.en
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-16T12:49:29Zen
dc.date.available2024-09-16T12:49:29Zen
dc.date.issued2024-09-11en
dc.description.abstractPurpose: Historically, cybercrime has been seen as a near exclusively male activity. We were interested to learn whether the relationship between strain and crime holds for both males and females. Methods: We utilized an online survey instrument to collect data from a national sample of individuals (n=2,121) representing the US population by age, gender, race and ethnicity. We asked offending related questions regarding various cybercrimes. In the current study, we use data from 390 individuals who reported a cybercrime activity within the past 12 months. Results: We find strong support for prior strains correlating with both specific (e.g., illegal uploading) and general cyber-offending. We further examine whether gender interacts with strain. While general strain theory (GST) correlates with cyber-offending for both males and females, we did find a few important differences. Except for lack of trust in others and receiving unsatisfactory evaluation at school or work, there are different variables responsible for online offending for men and women. Parents’ divorcing, anonymity, and online video gaming increase cybercrime offending in women, whereas falling victim to a crime, breaking up with a significant other, and darkweb activity are correlated with cyber-offending for men. Conclusion: Although GST functions differently by gender when it comes to engaging in cyber-offending, the theory is indeed gender-specific, as different strain variables are responsible for engaging in cyber-offending in women and men. Components of general strain responsible for cyber-offending need to be further studied concerning gender. According to our results, GST is gender-specific, and these variables need to be further studied.en
dc.description.versionPublished versionen
dc.format.extentPages 211-226en
dc.format.extent15 page(s)en
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.6000/1929-4409.2024.13.19en
dc.identifier.eissn1929-4409en
dc.identifier.orcidParti, Katalin [0000-0002-8484-3237]en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10919/121133en
dc.identifier.volume13en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherLifescience Globalen
dc.relation.urihttps://www.lifescienceglobal.com/pms/index.php/ijcs/article/view/9775en
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
dc.subjectstrainen
dc.subjectgeneral strain theoryen
dc.subjectgenderen
dc.subjectwomenen
dc.subjectcybercrimeen
dc.subjectcyber offendingen
dc.titleCybercrime and Strain Theory: An Examination of Online Crime and Genderen
dc.title.serialInternational Journal of Criminology and Sociologyen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
dc.type.otherArticleen
dcterms.dateAccepted2024-08-30en
pubs.organisational-groupVirginia Techen
pubs.organisational-groupVirginia Tech/All T&R Facultyen
pubs.organisational-groupVirginia Tech/Liberal Arts and Human Sciencesen
pubs.organisational-groupVirginia Tech/Liberal Arts and Human Sciences/Sociologyen
pubs.organisational-groupVirginia Tech/Liberal Arts and Human Sciences/CLAHS T&R Facultyen

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