Consequences of Identity Theft Victimization

Disabilities and Mental Distress

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ID21308795
AuthorsYasemin Irvin-Erickson (0000-0002-1467-5960, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA, corresponding author)
Year2026
Volume72
Issue4
Pages1049-1073
Publication date2026-04-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCrime & Delinquency (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0011-1287 • E-ISSN: 1552-387X
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/00111287241227926
OpenAlexW4391352158
LanguageEN
Citations received8
References cited19

This study contributes to the growing literature on consequences of identity theft victimization as well as the broader literature on disabilities and victimization by exploring the connection between mental distress and disability status of an identity theft victim. This study analyzes data from the 2018 iteration of the National Crime Victimization Survey Identity Theft Supplement. Specifically, through logistic regression analysis, this study examines if severe mental distress experienced by identity theft victims varies in relation to their disability status and disability type. Identity theft victims with physical disabilities and multiple forms of disabilities are more likely than individuals with no disabilities to experience severe mental distress after their identity theft victimization. Practice and research implications are discussed

Computer security · Criminology · Developmental psychology · Distress · Identity (music) · Identity Theft · Mental distress · Mental health · Psychiatry · Clinical Psychology · Computer Science · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies · Psychology · Social Psychology · Stalking, Cyberstalking, and Harassment

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