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Abstract
Research has found that experiencing victimization significantly increases the risk of subsequent victimization, which is consistent with state dependence theory. This thesis investigates whether cybervictimization similarly affects risk of offline victimization, as well as whether psychological distress and gender play in role in the link between cybervictimization and risk of offline victimization. Using data from the National Crime Victimization Survey (2018-2020) and the 2019 NCVS Supplemental Victimization Survey, I test arguments derived from routine activities theory about the role of cybervictimization in shaping offline victimization risk. I used propensity score matching with inverse probability treatment weighting to isolate the effect of cybervictimization. Logistic and firth regressions with IPTW estimates showed a positive and significant relationship between online victimization and offline victimization. Psychological distress did not significantly predict subsequent offline victimization experiences. Further, gender was not a significant predictor of property or violent crime victimization.