Meyer Schkolnick was an American sociologist born on July 4, 1910 in the slums of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He eventually changed his name to Robert Merton in an effort to have a more "Americanized" name (Nakamura, 2015). Merton is best known for his theory of anomic deformation, which is an adaptation of Durkheim's anomie. According to Merton, "only when a system of cultural values ​​exalts, almost above all else, certain common symbols of success for the population as a whole, while its social structure rigorously restricts or completely eliminates access to approved modes of acquiring these symbols…that antisocial behavior appears. behavior ensues on a considerable scale” (Merton, 1938). In other words, Merton believed that crime was the result of society possessing these symbols of success or belief in the American dream. Merton proposed a concept called the 5 Coping Modes, Conformist, Innovative, Ritualism, Withdrawal, and Rebellion, which describes the purpose of this experiment was to fill several gaps that other studies have failed to test. This study plans to fill the gap by first using data from a sample of adolescents in a particularly appropriate and interesting setting, post-Soviet Ukraine. It investigates the applicability of the theory to this context and reveals that the predictive powers of anomic strain may be influenced by broader sociocultural environments. Second, it assesses the possibility of a theoretical elaboration of Merton's theory by identifying contingencies such as external constraints on behavior and finds limited support for the moderating effects of perceptions of sanctions risks and social bonds on relationship tension. -anomic delinquency. Finally, this confirms that additional clarification on the anomic strain concept may be necessary..