Self-Control, External Environment, and Delinquency: aTest of Self-Control Theory in Rural China

Although self-control consistently emerges as one of the most robust correlates of delinquent behavior, limited empirical attempts have been made to explore the contextual variability of the relationship between self-control and delinquency outside of Western societies. Using data collected from 587...

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Main Author: Jiang, Xin
Contributors: Chen, Xiaojin ; Zhuo, Yue
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: [2020]
In: International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology
Year: 2020, Volume: 64, Issue: 16, Pages: 1696-1716
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Keywords:
Additive effects
Chinese adolescents
External environment
Juvenile delinquency
Self-control
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