RT Article
T1 Religious bonds, low self-control, and deviant behavior: a fixed-effects approach
JF Criminal justice studies
VO 34
IS 2
SP 235
OP 250
A1 Rocheleau, Gregory C.
LA English
YR 2021
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1757685510
AB Prior scholarship has raised concerns over potential selection effects with religion-deviant behavior relationships. Yet, few studies have attempted to account for selection beyond incorporating control measures in statistical models, and fewer still have done so using adult samples. Using data from the National Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (N = 9,799), this study employs fixed-effects techniques to examine if religious bonds are related to deviant behaviors, and if these relationships are mediated by low self-control. Results from the fixed-effects logistic regressions show that increases in religious bonds are related to decreased odds of both substance use outcomes (binge drinking and marijuana use), but do not relate to non-violent deviance and are related to increased odds of violent deviance. Results further show that low self-control, while a significant predictor of each type of deviant behavior, fails to substantially mediate any of the relationships.
K1 Social bonds
K1 Self-control
K1 Religion
K1 Fixed-effects
K1 Desistance
DO 10.1080/1478601X.2020.1867984