Changing self‐control: Promising efforts and a way forward

Rocque, Michael

doi:10.1002/cad.20368

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“…These changes are theoretically related to components of psychosocial maturation (e.g., responsibility). The importance of temperance in reducing victimization risk aligns with evidence on the success of programs aimed at reducing impulsivity and sensation seeking (Piquero & Rocque, 2020;Piquero et al, 2016;Romer et al, 2010). Given the generally high risk of victimization among adolescents, school-wide programs targeting risky behaviors may also be effective if peers take a leadership role and encourage non-risky behavior (Campbell et al, 2008;Paluck et al, 2016).…”

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Maturing Out of Victimization: Extending the Theory of Psychosocial Maturation to Victimization

Beckley

Rocque

Tuvblad

2021

J Dev Life Course Criminology

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Adolescents are at a relatively high risk of victimization. Within criminology, victimization has been largely attributed to risky behaviors and low self-control. Yet, these factors explain only a modest amount of victimization, suggesting that other theoretical predictors may offer additional insight. One factor that may predict victimization, as well as decreasing victimization risk after adolescence, is psychosocial maturation. Using data from the longitudinal Pathways to Desistance study, this study tested the association between psychosocial maturation and victimization. The analytic sample for this study (1087 individuals; 5681 yearly observations) included participants under 18 years at study recruitment. On average, each participant contributed 6 years of data. The victimization measure captured different types of threats and assaults (including rape and gunshot). Results showed 978 (17.2%) observations during which participants reported victimization. On average, psychosocial maturation increased with age while victimization risk decreased. Crude and adjusted models of the between-individual effect showed that a one standard deviation increase in psychosocial maturation was associated with 39% and 20% lower odds of victimization, respectively. Crude and adjusted models of the within-individual effect showed that a one standard deviation increase in psychosocial maturation was associated with 22% and 17% lower odds of victimization, respectively. Psychosocial maturation appears to be a relevant predictor of victimization and aids in our understanding of victimization risk throughout adolescence and early adulthood.

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Maturing Out of Victimization: Extending the Theory of Psychosocial Maturation to Victimization

Beckley

Rocque

Tuvblad

2021

J Dev Life Course Criminology

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“…However, intervention research points to parent marital relationship satisfaction, and not child effortful control, as a modifiable factor. That is, despite increasing research on psychosocial interventions for modifying child and adolescent effortful control, support for the efficacy of these approaches remains limited [52]. Yet, there is a robust evidence base for psychosocial interventions to support marital relationship quality [53], which might be translated into the type 1 diabetes context.…”

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Parental marital relationship satisfaction is associated with glycemic outcomes in children with type 1 diabetes

Loomba

Lansing

Cortez

et al. 2022

J Diabetes Metab Disord

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Objectives We hypothesized that glycemic outcomes in children with type 1 diabetes are linked to marital satisfaction of primary caregivers above and beyond parent neuroticism and child effortful control. Methods We evaluated a cross-sectional sample of 73 married parent families with a child (ages 7–18 years) with type 1 diabetes of at least 2 years duration. We assessed marital relationship satisfaction, parent neuroticism, and child effortful control through the use of validated questionnaires. We used univariate comparisons and multivariable models to determine whether marital relationship satisfaction was associated with hemoglobin A1c [HbA1c] and whether this association persisted after adjusting for demographic factors and parent neuroticism/child effortful control. Results In univariate analyses, HbA1c was associated with marital relationship satisfaction of the primary caregiver. In multivariable models adjusting for demographic factors, marital satisfaction remained associated with HbA1c, whereas none of the other factors tested (including family income and race/ethnicity) retained significance. In univariate analyses, child effortful control was also associated with HbA1c. When child effortful control was added to the multivariable model, marital satisfaction remained associated with HbA1c with similar coefficient and confidence intervals describing the relationship between marital satisfaction and hemoglobin A1c. Conclusions Higher levels of marital satisfaction of the primary diabetes caregiver are associated with glycemic outcomes for children with type 1 diabetes. Interventions to improve spousal relationships may have downstream benefits that could include promoting more optimal child HbA1c levels.

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“…While self-control theory widely applied in criminology (Gottfredson & Hirschi, 1990) demonstrates cross-cultural applicability (Vazsonyi et al, 2021), and low self-control has serious social consequences (Burt, 2020), it is not itself a permanent trait but a 'set of skills, capacities, and behaviors that we need to 'operate' in a self-regulation feedback loop' (Gillebaart, 2018, p. 4). Program interventions that improve self-control are considered an integral aspect of reducing crime, delinquency, and promoting overall health outcomes (Piquero & Rocque, 2020). While Kelley et al, (2021) found a significant decrease in low self-control for men incarcerated for sexual violence offenses, mediation analysis was not conducted.…”

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Innate Health: A Novel Examination of What Explains Well-being, Prosocial Behavior, and Aggression among Men Living in a UK Prison

Catherine¹

2022

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Knowledge about one’s innate health is central to a variety of positive mental health markers. However, men living in prison rarely receive education about how to access these internal resources. As such, this study seeks to replicate and extend emerging data on an innate health intervention. Volunteers from HMP Nottingham, England (n=126) participated in normal prison programming and the intervention group (n=65) received an additional 3-day intensive. The primary question: Does innate health function as a mediator in the same way self-control does within an incarcerated population? We conducted a mediation analysis, tested social desirability bias, and examined the impact of the intervention on crucial variables. This study found higher levels of innate health, self-control, wellbeing, and prosocial behavior and lower levels of aggression in the intervention group as compared to the control group. Importantly, innate health did play a mediating role equivalent to and/or partnering with self-control.

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Changing self‐control: Promising efforts and a way forward

Cited by 17 publications

References 58 publications

Maturing Out of Victimization: Extending the Theory of Psychosocial Maturation to Victimization

Maturing Out of Victimization: Extending the Theory of Psychosocial Maturation to Victimization

Parental marital relationship satisfaction is associated with glycemic outcomes in children with type 1 diabetes

Innate Health: A Novel Examination of What Explains Well-being, Prosocial Behavior, and Aggression among Men Living in a UK Prison

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