Vulnerability versus opportunity: dissecting the role of low self-control and risky lifestyles in violent victimization risk among Korean inmates
The present study explores self-control, risky lifestyles, and domain-specific opportunities as explanations of violent victimization among adult male inmates from South Korea. Data were collected from the Inmate’s Conduct and Prison Security Survey in South Korea (N = 951). Structural equation mode...
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Tipo de documento: | Electrónico Artículo |
Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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2018
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Crime & delinquency
Año: 2018, Volumen: 64, Número: 4, Páginas: 423-447 |
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Volltext (Resolving-System) |
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Sumario: | The present study explores self-control, risky lifestyles, and domain-specific opportunities as explanations of violent victimization among adult male inmates from South Korea. Data were collected from the Inmate’s Conduct and Prison Security Survey in South Korea (N = 951). Structural equation modeling was used by applying a four-step process to examine the indirect effects of low self-control on prison victimization via risky lifestyles. We find that low self-control indirectly affects violent victimization via opportunities through risky lifestyles, and that risky lifestyles fully mediate the effect of low self-control on violent victimization in prison settings. Findings from the current study reinforce the contention that the relationship between low self-control and victimization includes a connection to opportunities for victimization. The results further suggest that the vulnerability that comes with possessing low self-control operates through the opportunities generated in living a risky lifestyle. |
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ISSN: | 1552-387X |
DOI: | 10.1177/0011128716679375 |