Feelings are Real, but Beliefs Can be Changed: Strains, Emotional Invalidation, and a General Theory of Trauma · CrimRxiv

Feelings are Real, but Beliefs Can be Changed: Strains, Emotional Invalidation, and a General Theory of Trauma · CrimRxiv

Guided by Agnew’s General Strain Theory (GST), research has established that strains generate negative emotions, which in turn increase the likelihood of criminal or deviant behavior. This framework, however, often assumes a direct link between strains and negative emotions...