RT Article
T1 Investigating Sex-Related Moderation Effects and Mediation Effects of Self-Control on Delinquency Among Portuguese Youth
JF International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology
VO 65
IS 8
SP 882
OP 898
A1 Pechorro, Pedro
A1 DeLisi, Matt
A1 Quintas, Jorge
A1 Gonçalves, Rui Abrunhosa
A1 Maroco, João
A2 DeLisi, Matt
A2 Quintas, Jorge
A2 Gonçalves, Rui Abrunhosa
A2 Maroco, João
LA English
YR 2021
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1757199772
AB Self-control refers to the ability to override impulses and behave in accordance with societal norms. Deficits in self-control are strongly associated with conduct problems, externalizing disorders, crime, and violence. The main aim of the present study is to investigate possible moderation and mediation effects related to self-control. A school sample of male (n = 257, M = 15.97 years, SD = .98 years) and female (n = 213, M = 15.79 years, SD = 1.03 years) youth from Portugal agreed to participate. Moderation analysis revealed that sex moderates the relationship between self-control and aggression, conduct disorder symptoms, and self-reported delinquency. Mediation analysis revealed that self-control mediates the relations between both triarchic psychopathic traits and dark triad traits, and the self-reported juvenile delinquency outcome. The findings suggest that self-control exerts significant effects on the criminal/antisocial-related variables examined among Portuguese youth.
K1 Self-control
K1 Psychopathy
K1 Moderation
K1 Mediation
K1 Dark Triad
K1 Delinquency
DO 10.1177/0306624X20981037