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...

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Publicado en:Crime & Delinquency Vol. 72; no. 11; pp. 3373 - 3409
Autores principales: Zhou, You, Lee, Jin R., Lin, Kai, Tiwari, Milind
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Sage Publications Inc. Oct2026
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          University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia
          George Mason University, VA, USA
          University of Technology Sydney, NSW, Australia
          Charles Sturt University, ACT, Australia
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        Teenagers
        Criminological theory
        Computer fraud
        Risk-taking behavior
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