Testing the stability of self-control: identifying unique developmental patterns and associated risk factors

Gottfredson and Hirschi suggest that individuals? levels of self-control remain stable over the life course; however, the empirical status of this proposition remains equivocal. Most tests of the stability hypothesis have employed aggregate assessment methods (e.g., mean-level and correlational anal...

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Authors: Ray, James V. (Author) ; Jones, Shayne (Author) ; Loughran, Thomas A. (Author) ; Jennings, Wesley G. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2013
In: Criminal justice and behavior
Year: 2013, Volume: 40, Issue: 6, Pages: 588-607
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
rank-order
Risk Factors
Self-control
semiparametric group-based modeling
Stability