Low Self-Control and Cybercrime Victimization: An Examination of Indirect Effects Through Risky Online Behavior

Research has established that individuals lower in self-control are at increased risk of offline criminal victimization due to their proclivity to engage in risky routine activities. While some studies have investigated whether a similar pattern is observed in the online context, additional inquiry...

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Main Author: Partin, Raymond D. (Author)
Contributors: Meldrum, Ryan C. ; Lehmann, Peter S. ; Back, Sinchul ; Trucco, Elisa M.
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2022
In: Crime & delinquency
Year: 2022, Volume: 68, Issue: 13/14, Pages: 2476-2502
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Keywords:
PROCESS macro
cybercrime victimization
Low self-control
Mediation
online behavior
Routine Activities
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Summary:Research has established that individuals lower in self-control are at increased risk of offline criminal victimization due to their proclivity to engage in risky routine activities. While some studies have investigated whether a similar pattern is observed in the online context, additional inquiry into whether the link between low self-control and cybercrime victimization operates indirectly through risky online behavior is warranted given certain measurement and methodological limitations of prior research. Using original data collected on a sample of young adults, we find that the association between low self-control and a variety measure of cybercrime victimization operates entirely and indirectly through a variety measure of risky online behaviors. The implications of this finding for policy and programing are discussed.
ISSN:1552-387X
DOI:10.1177/00111287211061728