RT Article
T1 Social influences, peer delinquency, and low self-control: An examination of time-varying and reciprocal effects on delinquency over adolescence
JF European journal of criminology
VO 18
IS 2
SP 192
OP 212
A1 Huijsmans, Twan
A2 Eisner, Manuel 1959-
A2 Nivette, Amy E.
A2 Ribeaud, Denis
LA English
YR 2021
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1760469432
AB We examine an integrated dynamic model of social influences and internal controls on delinquency in adolescence. We assessed to what extent parental bonds, peer delinquency, and self-control were reciprocally related to delinquency throughout adolescence, and whether their effects were time varying. We applied cross-lagged panel models to analyze these relationships using three waves of data from a sample of Swiss youth at ages 13 to 17. Results suggest that self-control is a strong predictor for future delinquent behavior. Moreover, social influences affect self-control into adolescence, contributing to a growing area of research on the dynamic properties of self-control over the life course. Social influences, in particular peer delinquency, are also reciprocally related to delinquency, implying that delinquency can lead to cumulative disadvantages that further entrench individuals in antisocial pathways over the life course.
K1 Adolescence
K1 Delinquency
K1 Peer delinquency
K1 Reciprocal effects
K1 Self-control
K1 Social influences
DO 379048256