RT Article
T1 Differences in levels of deviance between Japanese and American students: the influence of peer deviance
JF International journal of comparative and applied criminal justice
VO 43
IS 4
SP 309
OP 324
A1 Kobayashi, Emiko
A2 Farrington, David 1944-
LA English
YR 2019
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1754725082
AB In the current study, by drawing on the literature concerning peer deviance and criminological social learning theory, and on theory and research concerning cultural variability in uncertainty avoidance, we offer a rationale for predicting that peer deviance will be lower among Japanese than among Americans. The lower level of peer deviance among Japanese, in turn, might explain why crime and deviant behaviour are less common in Japan compared to the United States. Analyses of comparable survey data from college students in Japan and the United States (N = 1271) provide strong support for our hypothesis.
K1 Akers’ social learning theory
K1 Comparative criminology
K1 Japan-U.S. comparison
K1 cross-cultural applicability
K1 Peer deviance
K1 Student deviance
DO 10.1080/01924036.2019.1578674