Strain can lead to negative emotions, potentially triggering criminal involvement. Negative emotions, when combined with high arousal, may result in aggression. Engaging in aggression does not typically reduce the desire for further aggression.
False. Both Agnew and Unnever & Gabbidon argue that strain can lead to negative emotions, which in turn may trigger criminal involvement. Negative emotions such as fear, anger, and frustration, when coupled with high arousal, can potentially lead to aggression. There is no evidence supporting the idea that engaging in aggressive behavior reduces the tendency for further aggression; rather, it often leads to more aggression.