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The phenomenon of organizations breaking laws and norms in the pursuit of strategic advantage has received substantial attention in recent years. Such transgressions generally elicit the intervention of social control agents seeking to curb deviant behavior and defend the status quo. In some cases, their efforts result in the deviant behavior being suppressed; in other occasions, however, organizational deviance can persist and even be accepted into the very system of rules that was initially challenged. In this paper, we advance a structured view of this process by formulating a theory of the social control of organizational deviance. Building upon the sociological literature, we classify forms of social control based on their cooperativeness and formality; additionally, we shed light on the outcomes of social control by illustrating the conditions under which they are likely to be more, or less, accommodative of deviant behavior, as well as more, or less, permanent. In so doing, we contribute to scholarly understanding of the role of social control in organizational fields, as well as of the advantageousness of deviant behavior as a strategic option for organizations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper reports on a study on delinquent acts in three academic libraries in northern Ghana. A survey method was used for the study and a questionnaire was used to collect data. The study population consisted of staff in the Reader Service Sections of the three libraries. The study found that failure to observe library regulations, keeping overdue materials, eating in the library, littering, reserving seats unjustifiably, and hiding of books for the purpose of monopoly are examples of delinquent acts practiced by library users. According to the participants, the main reasons for delinquent acts are inadequate orientation to users, insufficient copies of books, and indiscipline among library users. The respondents further reported that these actions led to a reduction in library resources and low patronage. To curb deviant behaviors in libraries, the study recommends the adoption of pragmatic approaches including massive orientation for users, imbibing positive library culture that fosters respect, bolstering commitment and cooperation among library users and the staff, increasing library budgets as well as finding more creative ways of acquiring more copies of books, such as using Open Educational Resources (OERs), belonging to consortia and building and/or enhancing existing Institutional Repositories (IR). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Recent approaches to the social epistemology of belief formation have appealed to an epidemiological model, on which the mechanisms explaining how we form beliefs from our society or community along the lines of infectious disease. More specifically, Alvin Goldman (2001) proposes an etiology of (social) belief along the lines of an epistemological epidemiology. On this "contagion model," beliefs are construed as diseases that infect people via some socio-epistemic community. This paper reconsiders Goldman's epidemiological approach in terms of epistemic trust. By focusing on beliefs as diseases, Goldman misconstrues and underestimates the central role that epistemic trust plays in their formation (maintenance, revision, etc.). I suggest that we put trust, accordingly, as the center of an epidemiological model of social doxology—epistemic trust, rather than beliefs, is the disease with which one is infected. So, contra Goldman, beliefs themselves aren't the disease—they are symptoms. Trust, on this approach, can be viewed as a pathology. This point connects Annette Baier's (1994) work on moral trust—taking a cue from her "pathologies of trust." The real pathology centered in social doxology is the epistemic trust manifested by those beliefs. Accordingly, I shall explore (and tentatively defend) an epidemiological model for such "pathological" epistemic trust inspired by Baier's work on moral trust, one which can more adequately account for the infectious epistemic trust at work in social belief formation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Although over the past 2 years several studies have been carried out on the psychological effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on young people, few of them investigated the pandemic as psychosocial strain and its effects on deviant behaviors. According to Agnew's General Strain Theory, a repeated objective psychosocial strain, such as the pandemic, exerts pressure on deviance when individuals associate with deviant peers and have weak attachment to parents. Using a sample of 568 young Italians (ages: 15–20 years; 65.8% females, 34.2% males) from north, central and south Italy, we tested for the possible correlation between COVID-19 as a repeated psychosocial strain, deviant behaviors and the role of some coping strategies not included in the Agnew's original theoretical formulation. Results back the thesis that, considering the COVID-19 pandemic as a repeated subjective strain, affect deviance results primarily through association with deviant peers and less through weak attachment with family. The mediating role of coping strategies was found to be weak. The predominant role of the peer group in the genesis of deviant responses to strain will be discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article explains the three dimensions of Marx's philosophy of work: work as production, work as subjectivation, and work as integration. From this, the article defends the following thesis: while Marx allows us to shed much light on exploitation (social pathology of work as production) and alienation (social pathology of work as subjectivation), in particular in capitalism, nonetheless, he lacks an understanding of the ins and outs of emancipation as it is effectively deployed in our wage societies, far from the radicalism of his communist utopia. JEL Classification: B14, B40, B52 [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The salience of neighborhoods in shaping crime patterns is one of sociology's most robust areas of research. One way through which neighborhoods shape outcomes is through the creation and maintenance of social networks, patterns of interactions and relationships among neighborhood residents, organizations, groups, and institutions. This paper explores the relationship between network structures generated through acts of co-offending—when two or more individuals engage in an alleged crime together—and patterns of neighborhood gun violence and gun availability. Using arrest data from New York City, we create co-arrest networks between individuals arrested in the city between 2010 and 2015. We analyze these network patterns to, first, understand the overall structure of co-offending networks and, then, assess how they impact neighborhood levels of gun violence and gun availability. Results show that local and extra-local networks play a central role in predicting neighborhood levels of shootings: neighborhoods with a greater density of local ties have higher shootings rates, and neighborhoods that share social ties have similar rates of violence. In contrast, the network dynamics involved in gun recoveries are almost entirely local: co-offending patterns within neighborhoods are strongly associated with the level of gun recoveries, especially the clustering of co-offending networks indicative of groups. Contrary to previous research, spatial autocorrelation failed to predict either shootings or gun recoveries when demographic features were considered. Social-demographic characteristics seem to explain much of the observed spatial autocorrelation and the precise measurement of network properties might provide better measurements of the neighborhood dynamics involved in urban gun violence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article reviews the literature on mothers of victims and mothers of offenders through a feminist criminological lens. Results of our analysis of 52 articles from a twenty-year period indicated that, though situated on opposite sides of the criminal justice system, aspects of the experiences of mothers of victims and offenders were similar. Specifically, the mothers shared perceived accountability for their offspring's involvement in crime, the burden of care for their offspring, and the negotiation strategies they employed. Our analysis makes visible these mothers as a unique sub-category in the study of crime and proposes a matricentric feminist criminology model. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

There is increased interest in deviant behavior in the workplace. However, research is lacking on the moral economy of such behavior. Moral economy is particularly important in contexts where syncretic forces impinge on deviant behavior. Consequently, we use moral economy reasoning to examine the relationship between ethnic obligation and deviant behavior in the African context. In Study 1, data (N = 27, 148) show an inverted U-shape effect of meta-agency and deviant behavior. In Study 2, difference-in-difference (DID) analysis of data (N = 25,387 in 2005 and N = 51,587 in 2013) shows significant DID effect of meta-agency. Primary data from Study 3 (N = 229) shows a U-shaped effect of agency and deviant behavior. In Study 4 (N = 333), a replication shows support for the U-shape effect in Study 3. The four studies thus show complex patterns that reflect U-shape and inverted U-shape relationships between ethnic obligation and deviant behavior as indicated by bribery, corruption, and unethicality. Robustness checks support the curvilinear relationships suggesting that the effects are not due to chance. We discuss implications for research and practice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Despite the increasing population of multicultural adolescents in Korea with foreign-born parents, research into their deviant behavior, particularly in relation to transnational ties with their mothers’ home countries, remains limited. Addressing this gap, our study investigated the impact of such ties on multicultural adolescents’ deviant behaviors. Utilizing waves 7–9 of the Multicultural Adolescent Panel Survey (N = 1,193, n = 3,330), we employed a hybrid random effects negative binomial regression to assess both between-individual effects and within-individual changes over time. Our main independent variable was adolescents’ transnational social ties with their mother’s home countries, encompassing both outbound ties (adolescent’s visit to the mother’s home country) and inbound ties (visits by grandparents or relatives from the mother’s home country). We found that transnational ties with the mother’s home country were more likely to induce stress than provide support for adolescents. Specifically, multicultural adolescents with transnational ties through visits from grandparents or relatives from their mother’s home country to Korea exhibited a higher propensity for deviant behaviors compared to those without such ties. Moreover, these transnational visits exacerbated the risk of delinquency over time. We did not find any moderating effect of self-esteem on the relationship between transnational ties and deviant behaviors. Our findings underscore the importance of fostering a social environment that embraces multicultural families as integral members of Korean society. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study examines the relationship between multilingualism and criminality through the lens of symbolic interactionism theory. A qualitative approach was adopted, utilizing an ethnographic research design to explore the intricate connections between communication symbolism and deviant behavior within the Ghanaian cultural context. The researchers conducted semi-structured interviews with three (3) categories of participants: ten (10) deviant individuals, including criminals from Ankaful Prison and community members, eight (8) community members, and four (4) law enforcement officers. A purposive sampling method was employed to ensure participants possessed relevant expertise and firsthand knowledge of communication symbolism in deviant subcultures. The findings indicate that communication through multilingualism serves as an effective symbol of group identity and connection. Furthermore, the complex dynamics surrounding the stigmatization and labeling of language symbolism significantly impact the self-esteem of deviant individuals and their interactions with law enforcement. To effectively identify and understand such communication symbolism within deviant and criminal subcultures, this study suggests that policymakers establish a collaborative task force comprising law enforcement officers, community leaders, and cultural experts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The physical, psychological and social changes that occur during adolescence constitute a physiological crisis that is necessary for development and growth. The establishment of a suitable "self-image" is important for facilitating harmonious psychophysical development during this time. In the current era, digital technology (DT) serves as an extraordinary means of communication for young people, who make significant use of images as a mode of expression. Accordingly, there is growing interest in the relationship between physical development, self-image and use of DT. A review of the published literature on the topic was carried out in April 2024. Fourteen studies (n = 14) were inclused from search of electronic databases such as PubMed, CINAHL, PsycInfo, MedLine, and Cochrane Library. The aim of this study is to explore the influence of (DT) on cultural models of adolescent body image, and how this "social" culture can affect wellbeing and development. It was considered that the rise of DT and social media (SM) emphasized in young people the culture of appearance, adherence to ideal models (thinness ideal) and social comparison at an unprecedented level. It was estimated that the digital mechanism works on the adolescent's vulnerability and stimulates the desire for experimentation and amplifies cultural beliefs that expose the young to deviant or pathological behaviors on the body. The use of digital images emphasizes the perception of self by making it more real and alive but empty of content. Our framework highlights that the adolescent can defend himself if he leaves the homologation that the SM condition, regains his own experiences, fill with emotional content and real life the images and the representation of the body. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study proposes a measure that can concurrently evaluate the degree and direction of deviancy from the marginal mean equality (ME) model in square contingency tables with ordered categories. The proposed measure is constructed as the function of the row and column cumulative marginal probabilities. When the ME model does not fit data, we are interested in measuring the degree of deviancy from the ME model, because the model having weaker restrictions than the ME model is only the saturated model. This existing measure, which represents the degree of deviancy from the ME model, does not depend on the probabilities that observations will fall in the main diagonal cells of the table. For the data in which observations are concentrated in the main diagonal cells, the existing measure may overestimate the degree of deviancy from the ME model. The proposed measure can address this issue. This study derives an estimator and an approximate confidence interval for the proposed measure using the delta method. The proposed measure would be utility for comparing degrees of deviancy from the ME model in two datasets. The proposed measure is evaluated the usefulness with the application to real data of clinical trials. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

With the gradual penetration of the Internet into the study and life of college students, the Internet not only brings convenience to young adults but also becomes a new channel for them to engage in deviant behaviors. This study explores the relationship between stressful life events and college students' online deviant behaviors, as well as the mediating role of negative automatic thoughts and the moderating role of perceived social support. Data is drawn from 448 college students (Mage = 20.10, SDage = 1.74). Results showed that stressful life events were significantly positively correlated with online deviant behaviors, and negative automatic thoughts mediated the relationship between stressful life events and online deviant behaviors. The relationship between stressful life events and online deviant behaviors, as well as that between negative automatic thoughts and online deviant behaviors, were both moderated by perceived social support. This study provides a practical guiding value for effectively preventing and intervening in college students' online deviant behaviors and maintaining the regular order of the online society. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

As destinations recover quickly from the COVID-19 pandemic, the tension caused by tourist misbehavior is coming back to poison the sustainability of tourism development. Guided by the social identity theory, this paper examines how people respond to compatriot tourist misbehavior. It contributes to the literature by studying the psychological mechanism underlying individuals' calibration of misbehaviors committed by compatriot tourists and predicting downstream intergroup and intragroup consequences of tourist misbehavior. The results of two experiments showed that people displayed ingroup favoritism and intragroup differentiation simultaneously in their responses to compatriot tourists' misbehavior. Ingroup identification motivated people to exculpate the misbehaving compatriots and carry out prosocial behavior direct at the destination involved, suggesting a double-edged sword. Emotions played mediating roles underlying people's attitudes and behavioral intentions toward compatriot tourists' misbehavior. The results also implied the moderating role of misbehavior type. Practically, this paper informs destinations on communication strategies for tourist misbehavior. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: This study aims to break through the limitations of previous studies that have focused too much on the individual-level effects of humble leadership. Based on the affective events theory (AET), this study provides to construct an individual-team multilevel model of humble leadership focusing on the followers' affective reaction and attribution of intentionality. Design/methodology/approach: On the basis of subordinates' attribution of humble leadership, it is believed that there are actually two motivations for humble leadership: true intention (serve the organizational collective interest) and pseudo intention (serve the leader's self-interest), to which subordinates have different affective reactions, causing different leadership effectiveness. Thus, this study conducted an extensive review based on the qualitative method and proposed an integrated multilevel model of leader humility on individual and team outputs. Findings: Followers' attribution of intentionality moderates the relationship between humble leadership and followers' affective reaction, which also determines followers' performance (task performance, interpersonal deviant behavior and leader–member exchange); the interaction between team leaders' humble leadership and collective attribution of intentionality influences team outputs (team outputs, organizational deviant behavior and team–member exchange) through team affective reaction; team humble leadership affects individual outputs through affective reaction and team affective climate plays a moderating role between affective reaction and individual outputs. Originality/value: This study explores the individual-team multilevel outputs of humble leadership based on the AET theory, which is relatively rare in the current field. This study attempts to incorporate leaders' motivation (such as attributions of intentionality) into the humble leadership research, by confirming that humble leadership affects affective reaction, which further influences individual-team multilevel outputs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Research on despotic leadership and its impacts on the behavior of front-line employees (FLE) in service organizations is nascent. Drawing on the social cognitive theory of morality, we develop and test a model in two service settings investigating the direct and indirect effects of despotic leadership on three FLE deviant work behaviors. In Study 1, using a multi-wave, multi-data source research design with data derived from banks, telecommunications, and training/education service organizations in Pakistan, we demonstrate the ecological validity of our constructs. In Study 2, using a multi-wave, multi-source longitudinal research design, we investigated these relationships in hotels located in Pakistan and confirmed the results found in Study 1 and also investigated the sustainability of deviant work outcomes. Cumulatively, we found support for the direct effects of despotic leadership on FLE deviant work behaviors. Moral disengagement acted as a partial mediator of these relationships and moral identity moderated the mediated relationship between despotic leadership and FLE deviant work behaviors via moral disengagement. Our findings provide a nuanced understanding of despotic leadership and FLE deviant work behaviors in service settings. We contribute to the front-line services literature stream by focusing on the supervisor and FLE interaction and highlighting research and practice implications. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article delves into the complexities of communication and trust-building between Ukrainian refugees and Swiss government institutions in Switzerland. It sheds light on the obstacles faced by Ukrainian refugees in adapting to Swiss society amidst uncertainties about their return to Ukraine. The text underscores the significance of tackling institutional distrust, cultural trauma, and cognitive distortions to facilitate the successful integration of Ukrainian refugees. It also examines the impact of corruption perception on refugees' trust in governmental bodies and the process of adapting to new social norms and institutional standards in Switzerland. The article proposes strategies to improve the integration of Ukrainian refugees, emphasizing the importance of addressing cultural trauma, reducing stress related to temporary protection status, fostering institutional trust, and enhancing communication between refugees and Swiss institutions. It stresses the need for ethical considerations and further empirical validation of proposed models to enhance refugee integration processes, with the overarching goal of fostering social cohesion and fostering mutual understanding between refugees and Swiss institutions. [Extracted from the article]

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Defining crime and deviant behavior is challenging, especially in today’s rapidly changing society. Norms are frequently violated and redefined, while new ones struggle to take hold, creating a state of anomie. Technological advancements further complicate these shifts, accelerating change and presenting new challenges. This research reviews traditional models of deviance and crime, revealing their limitations in the current context. It introduces a new model that focuses on provable harm and affirmative consent as key criteria for defining deviance and crime. By using these criteria, the model seeks to reduce cultural bias and encourage consensus. The note concludes by exploring how this model helps us understand deviance and crime today, particularly in relation to the impact of technology on societal norms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Self-objectification, defined as an excessive focus on one's physical appearance over non-observable qualities, has attracted considerable attention from feminist scholars. In the current research, we hypothesized that cultural tightness (i.e., strong social norms and severe sanctions against norm-deviant behavior) predicts and increases self-objectification among women. This hypothesis was confirmed across four studies via a mixed-method approach, including archival and ecological data (Study 1), a large-scale survey (Study 2, N = 4,083), and two controlled experiments (Studies 3a and 3b, N = 858). Specifically, we found higher self-objectification among women living in China in provinces with tighter cultures as reflected by the search queries for cosmetic surgery terms online (Study 1), Chinese female college students who perceived tighter culture in daily life (Study 2), and both US Americans (Study 3a) and Chinese female participants (Study 3b) who were temporarily induced to support cultural tightness (vs. cultural looseness). Across the studies, the effect of cultural tightness on self-objectification was observed among women, but this effect was reduced (Study 2) or even absent (Studies 3a and 3b) among men. Collectively, these findings establish a relationship between cultural tightness and women's tendency to self-objectify, and advance understanding of the cultural roots of self-objectification and potential targets for intervention. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Deviant and criminal behavior in sport remains a significant problem because it threatens the rules, norms and culture that value fairness. The use of performance-enhancing substances (PED), also known as "doping", is generally prohibited in sanctioned sports because they violate this philosophy. While previous research has documented the crucial role that coaches occupy in player's deviancy, there is a lack of theoretical perspectives used to assess the relationship between coaches and athletes in decisions to engage in doping. The present study examines a sample of Iranian sports coaches (n = 374) using situational action theory and regression models. The results indicate that deviant coaching is a form of moral action that involves an interaction between characteristics of the coach. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article discusses the case of Min Joshua Chung, an ordained pastor who was found guilty of sexual misconduct but has since been restored to ministry within the Presbyterian Church in America. The author examines the concept of holiness and how it has been misused to perpetuate patterns of sexual and spiritual abuse, particularly within Asian American Christian communities. The article argues that the theological justifications used to forgive and restore Chung's power while silencing and marginalizing the victim-survivors are deeply flawed and rooted in heteropatriarchal norms. The author calls for a reexamination of the concept of holiness and the development of a theo-ethical framework that prioritizes justice and love. [Extracted from the article]

The aim of this study is to perform theoretical and empirical research on the manifestations, levels, and differences in extreme risky behavior among junior athletes within the framework of self-efficacy in competitive activities. Methods: The research participants consist of junior athletes who regularly compete at various levels and are enrolled in Ukrainian sports schools for children and youth. The study includes representatives from team contact sports such as football, handball, and fire-applied sports (n = 37; 50.00%) as well as individual contact sports including freestyle wrestling, karate, judo, Greco-Roman wrestling, and boxing (n = 37; 50.00%). Valid and reliable psycho-diagnostic tools, previously tested in numerous sports studies involving junior samples, were used to measure the relevant parameters. Results: Using the Kruskal-Wallis H-test, one significant superiority of the sample of junior athletes engaging in individual contact sports (Group 2) over the sample of junior athletes engaging in game contact sports (Group 1) by the parameter "emotional risk propensity" (H = 11.324; p < .001) was found. Eleven correlations were established, ten of them being direct and one correlation being inverse. It was found that the content parameters of junior athletes' extreme risky behavior are more dependent on self-efficacy than the functional parameters. It was explained that the content parameters - emotional, cognitive, behavioral, and controlling-regulatory propensities - are largely aimed at educationaltraining, competitive, and recovery activities. Attention was focused on the functional parameters, and it was explained that they reflected the juniors' psychophysiological activeness. It was empirically established and theoretically substantiated that the formedness of a medium level of extreme risky behavior (GII) has the largest number of significant superiorities. Discussion and conclusions: It was substantiated that the research into junior athletes' extreme risky behavior in the context of the structure of self-efficacy of competitive activity is an examination of correlations and significant differences of the relevant parameters pertaining to age-related psycho-physiological formations, the search for the meaning of life, lower self-confidence, and the formation of the worldviews which are inherent in adolescents. It was summarized that self-efficacy in interpersonal interaction, self-efficacy in subject activity, and motivation for achieving a sports result are relevant dimensions of junior athletes' sporting activities. It was recommended that a system of educational-training preparation aimed at optimizing junior athletes' extreme risky behavior should be developed. The obtained results possess scientific novelty and should be implemented in the educational-training activity of sports schools for children and youth. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

More liberal regulations and technological advances have spurred the growth of sports betting around the world. Given its long‐standing association with various social ills, how do sports bettors justify their gambling activities? This paper looks into the guiding principles and everyday practices of sports betting participants in Singapore. Based on qualitative research, it argues that sports bettors distinguish their activities by following a distinctive rationality that we call "benevolent play." This concept refers to gambling practices where goodwill and charity serve as a justification for the potential of losing their bets and for their continued participation in sports betting. Apart from latching on the use of regulated gambling by state‐affiliated agencies to support development programs and charitable causes, benevolent play also emphasizes the sense of agency (football knowledge) and emotional investment ("play") that sports bettors wage on their teams and communities. Generally, this study will contribute to the understanding of gambling culture and the larger discussions on deviance and social control. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article introduces the special collection on revisionist history in management research. We asked prominent scholars to reflect on the current state of the research on their chosen topic, and how our field got there through specific decisions they or other researchers made. We also encouraged our authors to engage in counterfactual thinking by imagining how things could have been different. Our contributors offer novel, provocative insights on a variety of topics including organizational identification; emotional labor; resistance to change; territoriality; deviant behavior; and academic careers. In this article we discuss the origins of the special collection, elaborate on our approach to revisionist history, and provide brief overviews of the six papers in the collection. We conclude by discussing how others could build on our approach to revisionist history to provide other valuable lessons for management research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Cyber fraud has surfaced as a serious social problem in China, resulting in billions of Chinese yuan worth of financial losses in recent years. The high prevalence and large quantity financial losses from cyber fraud have sparked widespread public concerns about online safety. Based on survey data from over 1000 university students in China, this study explores the prevalence of fear and perceived risk of cyber fraud and its correlates among university students. The results showed that although only 10% of the respondents believed they would likely experience cyber fraud victimization in the next 12 months, approximately 50% reported feeling fearful of cyber fraud in the past 3 months. The logistic regression results show that both fear and perceived risk are influenced by different domains of risk factors, with higher self-control and deviant online behaviors explaining greater odds of fear. In contrast, the perceived risk of crime is linked to vicarious victimization experiences, perceived crime seriousness, and satisfaction with the police. Implications for future research and policy are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Zero tolerance policies in urban schools increased the disparities in urban school discipline for Black youth in comparison to white youth. Restorative interventions continue to be a popular response to deviant student behaviors; however, exploring the impact of restorative interventions in reducing harsh discipline on Black youth should be a continued focal point for scholars. This study used a scoping review to explore the breadth of knowledge available regarding using restorative interventions in urban schools. Five databases were used to identify relevant literature. Seven pieces of literature met the criteria for inclusion in this review. Findings revealed that restorative interventions do not have substantially positive impact on Black youth's suspension rates; yet racial inequities in school and perceived negative thoughts about Black youth are among chief reasons Black youth are more likely suspended. Implications for future research and interventions are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction. Today in the Russian Federation there is a serious problem regarding child crime and other illegal behavior. Theoretical analysis. Activities on prevention and control of child delinquency are carried out by government agencies, however, in order to eradicate this problem, it must be approached comprehensively. Preventive work is currently assigned to various institutions, including educational ones. This article discusses the main features of preventive work among students of secondary educational institutions. The author also gives a definition of deviant behavior of adolescents. The main types of forms, methods and techniques of preventive work of a teacher have been studied. The main directions of work on the prevention of illegal behavior of adolescents are highlighted. The concept of means of prevention is given and their types are listed. The author emphasizes the importance of the teacher’s ability to correctly, clearly and deeply express his thoughts during preventive work with adolescents. Conclusion. In conclusion, the author points out the need for systematic and continuous preventive work among students of secondary vocational educational organizations. At the same time, he notes the importance of participation and active interaction of teachers and educational psychologists in this process.

Workplace deviance is an alarming phenomenon that causes immense loss in many organizations. Among many factors, Machiavellianism, a personality variable often identified by amoral and manipulative acts leads to deviance of an employee. The present paper assumes that Machiavellianism will be positively related to employee’s interpersonal and organizational deviance. We also hypothesized that ethical ideology will moderate the relationship of Machiavellianism towards employee’s interpersonal and organizational deviance. Authors verified the formulated hypotheses by using 256 data collected from mid-level managerial employees working in IT and software companies based in Delhi (India). Data analyses were carried out through confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and moderated regression analysis. Results reveal significant and positive contribution of Machiavellianism towards employee’s workplace deviance. Ethical ideology significantly moderates the relationship between Machiavellianism and employee’s interpersonal and organizational deviance. Results and implications of the study are discussed.

This article presents research predicting the impact of parenting behavior on deviant school behavior in high school students. Convenience sampling method was applied on 566 high school students in Nghe An in 2022 and measured based on the Parenting Behavior Scale and Deviant Behavior Checklist. The results show that parenting behavior models have the ability to predict changes in children's school deviant behavior. High supportive behavior and low psychological control from parents, especially from mothers, predict a decrease in school-deviant behavior in students. Solutions to reduce school misbehavior need to take into account these variables.

Abstract Background Deviant behaviors are common during adolescence. Despite the diversity of juvenile delinquency, the patterns of deviant behaviors remain unclear in ethnic minorities. The present study aimed to evaluate the latent heterogeneity of deviant behaviors and associated factors in ethnic minority Yi adolescents. Methods The present study recruited a large sample of 1931 ethnic minority Yi adolescents (53.4% females, mean age = 14.7 years, SD 1.10) in five secondary schools in 2022 in Sichuan, China. The participants completed measures on 13 deviant behaviors and demographic characteristics, attitudinal self-control, and psychological distress. Sample heterogeneity of deviant behaviors was analyzed via latent class analysis using class as the cluster variable. Results The data supported three latent classes with measurement invariance by sex. 68.2%, 28.0%, and 3.8% of the sample were in the Normative, Borderline, and Deviant class, with minimal, occasional, and extensive deviant behaviors, respectively. The Deviant class was more prevalent in males (6.5%) than females (1.6%). There were significant class differences in domestic violence, school belonging, self-control, anxiety, and depressive symptoms. Males, domestic violence, low school belonging, and impaired self-control significantly predicted higher odds of the Deviant and Borderline classes compared to the normative class. Conclusion This study provided the first results on three latent classes of deviant behaviors with distinct profiles in ethnic minority adolescents in rural China. These results have practical implications to formulate targeted interventions to improve the psycho-behavioral functioning of the at-risk adolescents in ethnic minorities.

This paper is a case study that examines selling video game currency for real money, or real money trade (RMT) and video game developer response to these deviant actions. RMT in online games has been a consistent problem that developers devote a lot of effort to combatting; however, they are not always forthcoming with their actions. Further, RMT is strictly forbidden in many massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG) in the terms of service or user agreement players agree to in order to play the game. Using a case study methodology, developer terms of service and user agreements, reports on RMT from two popular MMORPGs, and websites purporting to sell virtual currency are examined. The impact RMT has on developers, individuals performing these deviant jobs, and companies profiting from it are discussed as a deviant behavior. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Customer incivility is an increasingly important issue, particularly in the banking sector. This study investigates the factors contributing to customer incivility and its impact on frontline employees in Vietnam. Additionally, it examines the potential moderating influence of supervisor and co-worker support in the context of an uncivil work environment. A quantitative approach was employed, with surveys distributed to 806 bankers in Ho Chi Minh City who frequently encounter customer incivility. The collected data were thoroughly analyzed using structural equation modeling. The analysis reveals that a selling orientation, as opposed to a customer orientation, strongly contributes to customer incivility and its consequences such as banker revenge motivation and decreased job performance. Notably, co-worker support, rather than supervisor support, moderates the relationship between customer incivility and employee revenge motivation. This study emphasizes the vital role of co-worker support in mitigating negative intentions and deviant behaviors resulting from customer incivility in the banking sector. Managers can enhance teamwork and job performance by encouraging sympathy, sharing, and supporting their staff members. This study highlights the importance of addressing customer incivility and comprehensively exploring its root causes and effects. This highlights the distinctive role of co-workers in the Vietnamese banking industry. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This text introduces the concept of phenomenological psychopathology, which focuses on understanding mental illness through the lived experiences of individuals. The field has been slow to adapt to modern ideas and lacks diversity in terms of researchers and perspectives. The Renewing Phenomenological Psychopathology project aims to revitalize the discipline by diversifying scholarship and working with lived experience scholars. The text discusses the concept of co-production, where clinicians and patients collaboratively write narratives about the patient's experiences, and emphasizes the importance of personal stories and challenging dominant knowledge about mental illness. It also explores the application of phenomenological psychopathology to specific psychiatric conditions and the need for interdisciplinary connections in the field. The authors highlight the importance of ethical practice and the use of clinical narrative in understanding mental symptoms. [Extracted from the article]

This study examined the mediating effect of aggression on the relationship between three ineffective parenting practices (weak supervision, inconsistent parenting, and low warmth) and adolescent deviance. Using structural equation modeling (SEM) and a nationally representative longitudinal sample of South Korean adolescents (N = 1,823), results showed that all three parenting practices significantly affected aggression, which, in turn, significantly influenced deviance. Aggression fully mediated the effects of weak supervision and inconsistent parenting on deviance, while partially mediating the relationship between low parental warmth and adolescent deviance. Based on the findings, theoretical and practical implications were discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article is a book review of "A Leisure Approach to Sex in Research" edited by Liza Berdychevsky and Neil Carr. The book focuses on the relationship between sex and leisure, challenging traditional approaches and exploring sex as a form of leisure in various disciplines. The chapters cover topics such as positive sexuality, escapism in sexual play, addiction to sex and pornography, quadriplegic sexuality, racial dynamics in gay cruises, romantic entertainers in Kenya's sex tourism, negative encounters for female Taiwanese solo travelers, and consent in a pornography expo in Las Vegas. The book offers diverse perspectives and challenges dominant narratives around sex and sexuality. [Extracted from the article]

The present study employed the cross‐lagged panel model and the random intercepts cross‐lagged panel model to investigate the longitudinal association between deviant peer affiliation and externalizing behavior in Chinese preadolescents. A sample of 1987 students, comprising 56.10% male participants with a mean age of 12.32 years (SD = 0.53), from Guangdong and Shandong provinces, completed the Deviant Peer Affiliation Scale and the Externalizing Behavior Scale in biannual surveys. The surveys were conducted in the autumn semester of 7th grade, the spring semester of 7th grade, and the autumn semester of 8th grade. The cross‐lagged panel model illustrated a bidirectional association between adolescents' involvement with deviant peers and externalizing behavior. Conversely, the random intercepts cross‐lagged panel model indicated a positive association between deviant peer affiliation and externalizing behavior at the between‐person level. At the within‐person level, a significant predictive correlation was identified between the association with deviant peers and subsequent externalizing behavior, whereas the reverse pathway was determined to be statistically insignificant. To comprehend the connection between deviant peer association and externalizing behavior in preadolescence, it is essential to differentiate between between‐person and within‐person effects and utilize a sophisticated research methodology. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Cheating among those who participate in sports activities is by no means a new phenomenon. Deviance among sports groups has traditionally involved either noncompliance with the rules or the consumption of illicit, performance enhancing substances. Such acts of deviance grow increasingly troublesome and punishable when rewards, such as financial gain or personal accolades, come into play. This is often the case for those who engage in the sport of marathon running. Participation in marathons has continued to grow over the past decades, and as more people seek to partake in these challenging courses, more opportunities for cheating arise. Cheating in marathons is somewhat unique compared to other sports activities, and thus, it is important to gain a further understanding of how people may perform acts of deviance, how might such deviant actors attempt to minimize their blameworthiness using accounts in the form of excuses and justifications toward those who would seek to socially demonize them, and applying previously established sociological concepts to new deviant groups. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the concept of recognition in political and social thought, focusing on the ambivalence of recognition and its implications for ideological recognition. The author critiques Axel Honneth's theory of ideological recognition, proposing an alternative epistemic structural account that considers epistemic trust and structural power. The epistemic structural account aims to identify unjustified recognition by examining the violation of the basic norm of trust and the operations of structural power. The article also explores the theoretical and practical implications of the epistemic structural account for critical theory, social pathology, power dynamics, and the recognition of racial identities. [Extracted from the article]

Exhibitionism is a human behavior in which the person feels the need to blatantly expose their genitals or other intimate body parts to other people who have not consented to this behavior. According to DSM-5, it is considered a sexual behavior disorder from the category of paraphilic disorders. Exhibitionism manifests itself in compulsive and non-consensual exposure, sexual satisfaction and arousal, impulsivity, and control difficulties, as well as discomfort and negative consequences for those affected and involved. The essential difference between exhibitionism and the expression of consensual sexuality lies in the mutual consent and consent of all persons involved. Within consensual sexual expression, there is clear and open communication, respect for each partner's boundaries and desires, intimacy, and intention to be mutually involved, and respect for the rights and wellbeing of other participants. Exhibitionism, on the other hand, involves public exposure without consent and consent of others present, ignoring their rights and well-being. Social conformity is an important criterion in assessing normality or mental disorder. Exhibitionist behavior, in which a person exposes themselves sexually in public without consent, is generally considered unacceptable and inconsistent with social and legal norms. Sexual behaviors consistent with social values and expectations are considered normal. Mental illness occurs when behavior is deviant, dysfunctional, and causes significant discomfort to the individual or others. The impact on individual functioning is another important criterion in assessing normality or mental disorder. Exhibitionism can lead to significant social, legal, and psychological problems for the individual, such as social ostracism, job loss, or legal consequences. In contrast, consensual and healthy sexual behaviors do not cause dysfunction or major negative consequences. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: This study aims to explore the mechanism of abusive supervision differentiation on employee work-family conflict, and examine the chain mediating role of work-related rumination and organizational citizenship behavior/deviant workplace behavior, as well as the moderating role of work-family boundary segmentation preference. Design/methodology/approach: The authors designed two studies: Study 1 was a scenario experiment with 120 Master of Business Administration students. To further explore this finding, the authors conducted a multiwave survey in Study 2 with 345 employees from various organizations. Findings: The results of Study 1 showed that abusive supervision differentiation had a positive effect on work-related rumination, and work-related rumination mediated the relationship between differentiated abusive supervision and organizational citizenship behavior/deviant workplace behavior. The results of Study 2 not only confirmed the conclusions of Study 1 but also revealed that organizational citizenship behavior/deviant workplace behavior significantly affected work-family conflict. Abusive supervision differentiation had a positive effect on work-family conflict through work-related rumination and organizational citizenship behavior/deviant workplace behavior. In addition, work-family boundary segmentation preference negatively moderated the relationship between organizational citizenship behavior and work-family conflict. Originality/value: First, to the best of the authors' knowledge, this study is the first paper to test the spillover effect of abusive supervision differentiation on the family domain through a chain mediation model. It extends the research on abusive supervision differentiation from the work domain to the family domain. Second, previous research has highlighted role conflict or role insufficiency as significant factors contributing to work-family conflict. However, this study suggests that abusive supervision differentiation from workplace managers can also trigger work-family conflict, providing a new perspective in the study of precursors to work-family conflict. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Employees' deviant behavior has become a serious concern for employers as it puts organizational productivity at stake. The current study examined the existing unethical and immoral practices in the higher education faculty from the perspective of management. In order to achieve this goal, the study determined how faculty members' attitudes and perceptions towards moral standards and codes of conduct in Pakistan's higher education institutions manifest themselves in their actions while at work. Purposive sampling was used in combination with participant observation to conduct 19 interviews with the management of Pakistan's top universities, adhering to the qualitative tradition. As analytical techniques, pattern matching and cross-case analysis were applied. The findings revealed several intentional deviant behaviors that harm the work quality of academics. It is therefore important to address all such issues to preserve the quality of higher education. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article examines the concept of social pathologies in relation to informational privacy. It suggests that analyzing privacy through the lens of practice theory and social ontology can reveal power imbalances and injustices within practices. The article proposes a typology of social pathologies in datafication practices, including distortions in knowledge, cognition, motivation, and power relations. By understanding privacy infringements as social pathologies, the article aims to provide a theoretical foundation for empirical research and a deeper understanding of systematic privacy violations. The text also discusses a social-ontological model of informational privacy, emphasizing the importance of mutual recognition and the impact of misrecognition on social practices. It argues that these pathologies can lead to social disintegration and highlights the need to address them to prevent further harm. [Extracted from the article]

The widespread use of computers and the Internet has substantially changed the gaming environment during the past ten years. The gambling industry is no longer exclusive to land-based gaming establishments (such as casinos and racetracks). Today, a few keystrokes on a computer are all it takes to access gaming operations. Social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and various other platforms constitute a particular form of access that has drawn more attention from academics in gambling studies. This increasing focus is partially attributable to the fact that social media sites have gained popularity as a means of accessing online gambling websites via hyperlinks hidden inside adverts. Users of social networking platforms can play free-to-play virtual gambling games using programmes. Virtual gaming platforms are the new name for these free-to-play simulation games of gambling. However, there is evidence to suggest that playing social casino games may serve as a "gateway" to real money gambling. The purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of deviant personas on online gambling behavior. By examining the relationship between deviant personas and online gambling, we seek to enhance our understanding of the factors that contribute to problematic gambling behaviors in virtual environments. Employing a robust methodological approach, this research amalgamates the analytical power of PLS-SEM (Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling) to explore the factors influencing the intention to adopt online gambling services. The data for this study were obtained by administering an online survey questionnaire to a sample of 325 aware customers of online gambling. The study's discerning insights have notable implications for the academic community, brand strategists, online game designers, and online gambling platform providers, offering valuable guidance for decision-making and strategy formulation within the burgeoning online gambling industry. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Kemp proposes a "3Ds of Blackness" theory, arguing that White supremacists have racialized the Genesis 4:15 "mark of Cain" to label Black bodies as dangerous, deviant, and depraved. This article offers Levitical and Black perspectives, extending Kemp's scholarship and societal markings to include "diseased." Exploring ancient biblical binaries of pollution/cleanness, profaneness/sanctity, defilement/purity, and comparing COVID-19 and its treatment mechanisms to skin diseases in Mosaic law, this article claims that structural racist modalities in the United States today treat Black skin as leprous and use justificatory devices to further this end through mass incarceration, poverty, healthcare, and education to keep Blacks "outside the camp." Despite the quotidian of the relentless ferocity of these active forces, Blacks can historically and existentially claim the continuum of God's "deliverance" as a "D" marked upon the diverse melanin-kissed shades of their skin. Plain language summary: Skin is the human body's largest organ. Humanity shares this fact in common, and the array of skin pigmentations is as diverse as the world's population. However, as Europeans began colonizing the world, skin became a "marker" to dominate, exploit, and oppress groups of people. Deploying moral, legal, and theological grounds, White supremacists marked the skin of Blacks or African Americans in the United States as dangerous, deviant, and depraved. Joel B. Kemp, utilizing the theological framework of the "mark of Cain," proposes a "3Ds of Blackness" theory. In this article, I explain why Kemp's theory is valid in America and warrants a critical amendment. I argue Black skin is treated as "diseased." I build this argument by comparing the responses to various biblical skin diseases, namely leprosy and COVID-19. I discovered the disproportionate percentages impacting Blacks in four areas: mass incarceration, poverty, healthcare, and poverty. I conclude that the United States, like the Mosaic laws, uses skin markers upon Blacks to justify structural racism and keeps them on society's margins. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

General strain theory (GST) maintains that the likelihood of individuals engaging in deviant behaviors as a coping mechanism for negative emotions is conditioned by one's propensity for criminal coping. However, only a few previous studies, which suffered from limitations in measuring the propensity for criminal coping, have examined the conditioning proposition on this propensity within the framework of the GST. To address this research gap, using a nationally representative sample of South Korean adolescents, this study employs moderated-mediation analysis to examine the moderating role of the propensity of criminal coping in the link between negative emotions and delinquent behaviors from a GST perspective. First, exposure to strains directly/indirectly affects involvement in delinquent behavior. Also, results revealed that negative emotions (i.e. anger and depression) partially mediated the effect of strains on engagement in delinquency. In addition, the effect of anger and depression on engagement in delinquent behaviors is significantly moderated by adolescents' propensity for criminal coping. Results reveal the significant role of the propensity for criminal coping in connecting negative emotions and delinquent behaviors. Based on findings, theoretical and practical implications were discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

For decades, researchers have explored how the public morally evaluates various behaviors, including those such as drug use and others traditionally considered deviant. While research suggests that attributes of people who use drugs and respondent-level characteristics influence judgments of right and wrong, research has yet to fully examine this in an experimental setting. This study uses a survey experiment to explore the ways in which the public morally evaluates drug use and how these judgments vary depending on circumstances inherent to the scenario. Using a nationwide cross-sectional MTurk sample of Americans (N = 524), I estimate a series of regression models exploring how individual attributes, situational factors, and respondent-level characteristics predict moral judgments of drug use. Findings reveal the public holds significant variation in whether they view drug use as morally acceptable or not, and that user attributes, situational factors, and respondent-level characteristics all significantly influence this relationship. I conclude by situating my findings into the larger conversation of deviancy, drug stigma, and moral evaluations of drug use, and suggest areas for future research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Is education fever in China, embodied in parents' high expectations of and heavy investments in children's education, a source of strain for the offspring? Using a nationally representative sample of children from 6th to 12th grade, we examine the effects of education fever on adolescent deviance in China, controlling for a range of individual and family characteristics. The regression results revealed that parental investment increased adolescents' deviant behavior even when children's academic performance and family socioeconomic status were controlled, whereas parental expectation did not affect adolescents' deviant behavior. These findings demonstrated that education fever, particularly in the form of heavy parental investment, constitutes a salient source of strain for Chinese adolescents and its deviance-promoting influence should not be ignored. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Adolescence is one of the periods of human development, this period is a period of change or transition from childhood to adulthood which includes biological, psychological and social changes. Deviant behavior and crimes committed by adolescents are also increasingly diverse, one of which is consuming alcohol. The research method used in this research is a qualitative method with a phenomenological approach that aims to determine the exploitation behavior of ladies companion. The informants in this study were 8 teenagers in Sidorejo Village, Saradan District, Madiun Regency. Conduct validity and reliability by triangulating sources and techniques. Source triangulation was conducted on teenagers, parents, and alcohol sellers. While the technique with Voice Recording and Documentation. The results of research conducted on 8 informants obtained a statement that all informants consume liquor. Some of the factors of teenagers consuming liquor are from the factors of Knowledge, Attitude, Access to places to buy and sell liquor, the Role of Parents, and the influence of peers. The conclusion of this study is that all informants feel that consuming alcohol is likely to be formed because of the culture of alcohol consumption in Sidorejo Village, Saradan District. Suggestions for adolescents by providing knowledge so that it is not easy to fall into Liquor Consuming Behavior. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]