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 |
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| 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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| 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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