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How general is general strain theory? An inquiry of workplace deviance in Iran

Saeed Kabiri, Christopher M. Donner, Javad Maddahi, Seyyedeh Masoomeh (Shamila) Shadmanfaat and Wim Hardyns (UGent)
(2024) INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE REVIEW. 34(2). p.147-164
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Occupational deviance is one of the most rampant and alarming phenomena in the workplace. It can have negative effects on the individual employee, the organization, the profession, and the larger society. Therefore, it is important to better understand the etiology of such behavior in the hopes of providing solutions to reduce it. One such theory that may provide a conceptual framework to help understand workplace deviance is Agnew's general strain theory. As such, the main goal of this research was to examine the predictive utility of general strain theory in explaining workplace deviance. Using a sample of 336 private bankers in Iran, the findings suggest that the important theoretical concepts of workplace strain, subjective strain, negative emotion, and deviant motivation all predicted workplace misconduct. Consistent with the theory, additional results demonstrated important mediated relationships, such that strain was indirectly related to workplace deviance through negative emotions and deviant motivation. Specific results, policy implications, and study limitations are discussed.
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SOCIAL SUPPORT, EMPIRICAL-TEST, CRIME, DELINQUENCY, BEHAVIOR, STRESS, WORK, FOUNDATION, EXTENSION, POLICE, general strain theory, workplace deviance, criminology, quantitative methodology

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Kabiri, Saeed, et al. “How General Is General Strain Theory? An Inquiry of Workplace Deviance in Iran.” INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE REVIEW, vol. 34, no. 2, 2024, pp. 147–64, doi:10.1177/10575677231172833.
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Kabiri, S., Donner, C. M., Maddahi, J., Shadmanfaat, S. M. (Shamila), & Hardyns, W. (2024). How general is general strain theory? An inquiry of workplace deviance in Iran. INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE REVIEW, 34(2), 147–164. https://doi.org/10.1177/10575677231172833
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Kabiri, Saeed, Christopher M. Donner, Javad Maddahi, Seyyedeh Masoomeh (Shamila) Shadmanfaat, and Wim Hardyns. 2024. “How General Is General Strain Theory? An Inquiry of Workplace Deviance in Iran.” INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE REVIEW 34 (2): 147–64. https://doi.org/10.1177/10575677231172833.
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Kabiri, Saeed, Christopher M. Donner, Javad Maddahi, Seyyedeh Masoomeh (Shamila) Shadmanfaat, and Wim Hardyns. 2024. “How General Is General Strain Theory? An Inquiry of Workplace Deviance in Iran.” INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE REVIEW 34 (2): 147–164. doi:10.1177/10575677231172833.
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Kabiri S, Donner CM, Maddahi J, Shadmanfaat SM (Shamila), Hardyns W. How general is general strain theory? An inquiry of workplace deviance in Iran. INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE REVIEW. 2024;34(2):147–64.
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S. Kabiri, C. M. Donner, J. Maddahi, S. M. (Shamila) Shadmanfaat, and W. Hardyns, “How general is general strain theory? An inquiry of workplace deviance in Iran,” INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE REVIEW, vol. 34, no. 2, pp. 147–164, 2024.
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