Examining Cyber Fraud Victimization Among Chinese Adolescents: An Integrated Test of Criminological Theories.
Cyber fraud victimization among adolescents remains mechanistically underexplored despite growing global concern. Using self-reported data from 929 Chinese high school students, this study employs structural equation modeling informed by the general theory of crime, lifestyle–routine activity theory...
| Publicado en: | Crime & Delinquency Vol. 72; no. 11; pp. 3373 - 3409 |
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Sage Publications Inc.
Oct2026
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