RT Article
T1 Low Self-Control, Substance-Using Peers and Intimate Partners, Pro-Drug Use Definitions, and Inhalant Use Among Convicted Offenders in South Korea
JF Journal of drug issues
VO 51
IS 1
SP 128
OP 142
A1 Choi, Jaeyong
A2 Kruis, Nathan E.
LA English
YR 2021
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1745983198
AB Hirschi has repeatedly argued that the relationship between social learning variables and crime is a product of “self-selection” driven by low self-control (LSC). Akers’ has suggested that social learning mechanisms, such as affiliations with deviant individuals and acceptance of criminal definitions, can mediate the effects of LSC on crime. Interestingly, there has been little comparative work done to explore this mediation hypothesis in the realm of substance use for offender populations outside of the United States. This study helps fill these gaps in the literature by exploring the potential mediation effects of social learning variables on the relationship between LSC and inhalant use among a sample of 739 male offenders in South Korea. Our results provide strong support for the mediation hypothesis that LSC indirectly influences self-reported inhalant use through social learning mechanisms.
K1 inhalant use
K1 Substance Use
K1 Differential association
K1 Self-control
DO 10.1177/0022042620961351