Gender, Self-Control, and Crime

Burton, Velmer S.; Cullen, Francis T.; Evans, T. David; Alarid, Leanne Fiftal; Dunaway, R. Gregory

doi:10.1177/0022427898035002001

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“…With regard to differences in effects, Burton et al (1998) found that self-control was only related to delinquency for boys but not for girls. In contrast, Blackwell and Piquero (2005) found, however, that the effect of parenting on self-control differed between boys and girls.…”

Section: Sex Differences In Indirect Pathways From Parenting To Delinmentioning

confidence: 95%

Sex differences in longitudinal pathways from parenting to delinquency

Janssen

Eichelsheim

Deković

et al. 2017

Eur J Crim Policy Res

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In the current study, we examined longitudinally whether boys and girls differed in pathways from parenting to delinquency. Longitudinal mediational models were tested for boys and girls separately in which three parenting dimensions (i.e., monitoring, limit setting, and the quality of the parent-adolescent relationship) were hypothesized to influence adolescents' level of self-control, delinquent attitudes, peer delinquency, and time spent in criminogenic settings, which in turn, were hypothesized to affect delinquency. Using data of 603 adolescents (11-17 years of age at T1) we found mean level differences between boys and girls in parental monitoring, parental limit-setting, self-control, delinquent attitudes, and peer delinquency. The results suggest furthermore that the model linking parenting to delinquency is similar for boys and girls. We found, however, that the indirect effect from the quality of the parent-adolescent relationship through self-control is stronger for girls than for boys.

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Section: Sex Differences In Indirect Pathways From Parenting To Delinmentioning

confidence: 95%

Sex differences in longitudinal pathways from parenting to delinquency

Janssen

Eichelsheim

Deković

et al. 2017

Eur J Crim Policy Res

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“…In line with the general theory of crime of Gottfredson & Hirschi (1990) or Burton et al (1998), one should choose with regard to their potential partner's self-control and do not rely on own even high potential. Lower levels of selfcontrol in partner are a risk factor and specific predictor of abusive or violent behavior.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Violence against Men as Moderated by Couple’s Self-Control Configurations

Buriánek¹

2018

Auc Philosophica Et Historica

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In this paper we adhere to the view that the boundaries between common couple or situational violence and criminal act in the sense of the legal definition of the domestic violence are not totally sharp. The key thesis of general theory of crime (Gottfredson, 2005) about the importance of self-control we can develop so that the reasonable selfcontrol can act as a protective factor on the side of the men as victims of intimate partner violence. Our question is whether the individual characteristics of both actors do not create specific composition (configuration), which operates in the form of conflicts, or may encourage the emergence of IPV. For good reasons, however, we think more about the mediation role of these self-control configurations. We can justify it by the assumption that higher self-control in the case of men can support the state in which the victim is overestimating his own potential and manifested even patronizing attitude towards the offender. Our 5 item typology reconstructed for a representative sample of Czech men (N = 1001) demonstrates some special effects of asymmetric configurations. On the other side the calamity configuration based on the lack of self-control on both sides appears still as the most risky. The level of victimization of men seems to be similar if compared to women and their chance to solve the problem is limited due to some specific reasons which are discussed as well.

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“…A large number of studies have tested this proposition and empirical research shows that low self-control is associated with offending among different samples (e.g. youth, college students, adults, males vs. females, criminals) and in different designs (Burton, Cullen, Evans, Alarid, & Dunaway, 1998;Pratt & Cullen, 2000). More recently attention has been paid to the concept of self-control in the explanation of troublesome youth group involvement (Kissner & Pyrooz, 2009;Esbensen & Weerman, 2005;Hope & Damphousse, 2002).…”

Section: Thrill-seeking Behaviourmentioning

confidence: 99%