RT Article
T1 The moderating effects of internal and perceived external sanction threats on the relationship between deviant peer associations and criminal offending
JF Western criminology review
VO 4
IS 3
SP 191
OP 202
A1 Liu, Ruth Xiaoru
LA English
YR 2003
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1639237607
AB Integrating social learning and deterrence literatures, the present study hypothesizes a circumstance in which aspects of sanction threats mitigate the influence of deviant peers on criminal offending. Multiple regression analyses of the National Youth Survey (Wave VI, 1984) yielded results generally consistent with the hypothesized relationships: 1) Deviant peers predict self-offending after controlling for previous offending and other common antecedent variables. 2) Individuals who perceive higher internal sanction threat and who anticipate greater disapproval of parents and coworkers are less vulnerable to deviant peer influence. 3) While internal sanction threat and perceived disapproval of parents and coworkers simultaneously reduce deviant peer influence on selfoffending, the strongest reduction effect is observed for internal sanction threat, followed by perceived disapproval of parents and coworkers respectively. 4) Perceived threat of formal arrest reduces peer effect on criminal offending only when internal sanction threat is weak. These findings are discussed in light of theoretical contributions and policy implications.
NO Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 200-202
K1 Kriminalität
K1 Peer Group
K1 Beeinflussung
K1 Bestrafungsrisiko
K1 Informelle Sozialkontrolle
K1 Crime
K1 deviant peers
K1 internal sanction
K1 perceived informal sanction
K1 perceived formal sanction