Unveiling Connections between Stress, Anxiety, Depression, and Delinquency Proneness: Analysing the General Strain Theory

Abstract

The present study explored the correlation between different types of stress (acute and chronic) and the influence of their negative emotional manifestations on delinquent tendencies in adolescent students. Within the framework of the general strain theory, the study aims to analyse the intermediary role of depression in the relationship between anxiety and stress. This study investigated the relationship between stress, anxiety, depression, and delinquency proneness in adolescent school students in Sonepat, India.

Keywords

• stress
• anxiety
• depression
• delinquency proneness
• adolescents
• mediation effect