Abstract
A self-report instrument that included a parental management scale, a self-control scale, and measures of deviance was administered to 289 university students. Models based on Gottfredson and Hirschi's general theory were tested by using path analysis. The analysis generally supported Gottfredson and Hirschi's theory, and suggested the usefulness of a measure of self-control that includes cognitive, affective, and behavioral aspects.
Keywords
Deviance (statistics)PsychologySelf-controlPath analysis (statistics)General theoryDevelopmental psychologySocial psychologyMathematicsStatistics
Related Publications
Gender, Self-Control, and Crime
This article assesses empirically whether Gottfredson and Hirschi's “general theory” can account for the “gender gap” in crime and, when rival theories are included in the analy...
Academic dishonesty and low self‐control: An empirical test of a general theory of crime
Abstract This study uses academic dishonesty as a unique type of fraudulent behavior upon which to test Gottfredson and Hirschi's general theory of crime. The study utilizes sel...
Sex and Involvement in Deviance/Crime: A Quantitative Review of the Empirical Literature
Forty-four studies reporting data on the relationship between sex and indicators of deviance/criminality are reduced to a single data base. Contingency tables (1,118) are genera...
Self-Regulation Failure: An Overview
The major patterns of self-regulatory failure are reviewed. Underregulation occurs because of deficient standards, inadequate monitoring, or inadequate strength. Misregulation o...
Comparison among Various Methods of Assessment of Impulsiveness
The current confused status of the research on impulsivity may be attributed to the lack of precise definitions, the reliance of most operationalizations on a single index, and ...
Publication Info
- Year
- 1998
- Type
- article
- Volume
- 35
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 40-70
- Citations
- 346
- Access
- Closed
External Links
Social Impact
Altmetric
PlumX Metrics
Social media, news, blog, policy document mentions
Citation Metrics
346
OpenAlex
Cite This
John J. Gibbs,
Dennis Giever,
Jamie Martin
(1998).
Parental Management and Self-Control: An Empirical Test of Gottfredson and Hirschi's General Theory.
Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency
, 35
(1)
, 40-70.
https://doi.org/10.1177/0022427898035001002
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1177/0022427898035001002