RT Article
T1 Self-Control, Risky Lifestyles, and Victimization: A Study With a Sample of Chinese School Youth
JF Criminal justice and behavior
VO 44
IS 5
SP 695
OP 716
A1 Ren, Ling
A2 He, Ni
A2 Zhang, Hongwei
A2 Zhao, Ruohui
LA English
YR 2017
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/170063531X
AB Although the self-control-victimization link is now well established both theoretically and empirically within the North Atlantic circle, empirical testing of this linkage is lacking in the Far East where self-control has always been an intrinsic feature of its traditional culture. More recently, the coupling of lifestyle-routine activities theory with self-control has resulted in better understanding of both the individual and situational contexts associated with victimization experiences. This study examines the predictive power of low self-control on various forms of victimization and the mediating effects of risky lifestyles on such relationship in the Chinese setting. The data were collected from a sample of 2,961 high school students in a southern Chinese city. The results of logistic regression reveal that low self-control is positively associated with both violent and property victimizations, net of social attachment and demographic factors. In addition, risky lifestyle factors partially mediate the effects of low self-control on victimization.
K1 Self-control
K1 Victimization
K1 Risky lifestyles
K1 Chinese adolescents
DO 10.1177/0093854816674758