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Title: Self-Control, Peer Relations, and Delinquency
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Chapple, Constance L. |
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Self-Control, Peer Relations, and Delinquency Justice Quarterly 22,1 (March 2005): 89-106. Also: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/0741882042000333654 Cohort(s): Children of the NLSY79, NLSY79 Young Adult Publisher: Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Keyword(s): Adolescent Behavior; Behavior Problems Index (BPI); Delinquency/Gang Activity; Deviance; Peers/Peer influence/Peer relations; Self-Regulation/Self-Control Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. According to Gottfredson and Hirschi (Gottfredson, M. R., & Hirschi, T. [1990]. A general theory of crime. Stanford: Stanford University Press), individuals with low self-control are likely to have unstable personal relationships and select into similar peer groups. Although a great deal is known about the effect of peers on delinquency, and research indicates that low self-control is associated with poorer personal bonds in adults, the relationship between self-control, peer relations, and adolescent delinquency is less well known. Developmental research suggests that impulsive children are more likely to be rejected by their peers and may have few conventional peer choices. This research investigates the process through which self-control influences peer relations and delinquency. Significant direct effects of self-control on peer rejection, association with deviant peers and delinquency were found, while self-control remained a significant predictor of delinquency net of association with deviant peers. Implications for the general theory of crime, peer relations, and causes of delinquency are discussed....For the analyses, I used mother and child assessments taken from three waves of data when the youths were aged 10–11 in 1994, 12–13 in 1996, and 14–15 in 1998.3 Self-control was measured in 1994, while age, race, sex, and family's poverty status were measured in 1998. The mediator variables, peer rejection, and association with deviant peers were measured in 1996, and the delinquency was measured in 1998. |
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Chapple, Constance L. "Self-Control, Peer Relations, and Delinquency." Justice Quarterly 22,1 (March 2005): 89-106.
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