Law-abiding versus criminal identity and self-efficacy: a quantitative approach to unravel psychological factors supporting desistance from crime

Oberlader, Verena A.; Banse, Rainer; Beier, Susanne; Schmidt, Alexander F.

doi:10.1080/1068316X.2023.2210734

Law-abiding versus criminal identity and self-efficacy: a quantitative approach to unravel psychological factors supporting desistance from crime

Previous studies suggest that the process of becoming desistant from crime is accompanied by a shift from criminal to law-abiding identity and by the development of self-efficacy for law-abiding behavior. Utilizing self-report measures and an Implicit Association Test we predicted that a) a stronger...

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Authors:	Oberlader, Verena A. (Author) ; Banse, Rainer (Author) ; Beier, Susanne (Author) ; Schmidt, Alexander F. (Author)
Format:	Electronic Article
Language:	English
Published:	2024
In:	Psychology, crime & law Year: 2024, Volume: 30, Issue: 10, Pages: 1535–1558
Online Access:	Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Check availability:	HBZ Gateway
Keywords:	self-efficacy for criminal behavior self-efficacy for law-abiding behavior criminal identity law-abiding identity desistance from crime