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    He Sends Rain Upon the Wicked: A Panel Study of the Influence of Religiosity on Violent Victimization


    Schreck, Christopher, Burek, Melissa and Clark-Miller, Jason (2007) He Sends Rain Upon the Wicked: A Panel Study of the Influence of Religiosity on Violent Victimization. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 22 (7). pp. 872-893. ISSN 1552-6518

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    Abstract

    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.
    Item Type: Article
    Keywords: victimization; religiosity; routine activities;
    Academic Unit: Faculty of Social Sciences > Law
    Item ID: 20373
    Identification Number: 10.1177/0886260507301233
    Depositing User: Christopher Schreck
    Date Deposited: 18 Aug 2025 12:12
    Journal or Publication Title: Journal of Interpersonal Violence
    Publisher: SAGE Publications
    Refereed: Yes
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    URI: https://mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/id/eprint/20373
    Use Licence: This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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