When in Rome:: testing the moderating influence of neighborhood composition on the relationship between self-control and juvenile offending
This study investigates the stability of self-control by examining whether neighborhood composition conditions the effect of self-control on offending. Congruent with social learning perspectives, I argue that neighborhood behavioral models provide a conduit for the expression of one’s self-control....
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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2017
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Crime & delinquency
Year: 2017, Volume: 63, Issue: 7, Pages: 759-785 |
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Volltext (Resolving-System) |
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Summary: | This study investigates the stability of self-control by examining whether neighborhood composition conditions the effect of self-control on offending. Congruent with social learning perspectives, I argue that neighborhood behavioral models provide a conduit for the expression of one’s self-control. Using data from the Project of Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN), I examine multi-level zero-inflated negative binomial models that include cross-level interactions between self-control and aggregate self-control. I found that for the frequency of delinquency, but not serious offending, the effect of low self-control is amplified in neighborhoods identified as having low aggregate self-control. These findings provide evidence that the effect of low self-control on offending is not always invariant across neighborhoods. |
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ISSN: | 1552-387X |
DOI: | 10.1177/0011128715596989 |