The Zeitoun apparition has been investigated as being a possible example of the tectonic strain theory.

A difficulty with strain theory is that it does not explore why children of low-income families would have poor educational attainment in the first place.

The very definition of the word strain can be used to help understand strain theory.

The strain theory of suicide forms a challenge to the psychiatric model popular among the suicidologists in the world.

This theory is commonly used in the study of criminology (specifically the strain theory).

"A longitudinal test of the revised strain theory."

"Foundation for a general strain theory of delinquency."

"A general strain theory of community differences in crime rates."

"Explaining crime for a young adult population: An application of general strain theory."

"Generalizing general strain theory: An examination of an offending population."