A Replication and an Honor-Based Extension of Hirschi's Reconceptualization of Self-Control Theory and Crime and Analogous Behaviors

Brown, Wyatt; Jennings, Wesley G.

doi:10.1080/01639625.2013.848114

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“…Bouffard and Rice (2011) agreed that Hirschi’s revised measure (scenario-based) is significant in relation to drunk driving. Subsequently, Brown and Jennings (2014) demonstrated that Hirschi’s revised measure is a strong and relatively consistent predictor of crime and analogous behaviors when using other self-control scales as a control. Both Ward, Boman, and Jones (2015) and Jones, Lynam, and Piquero (2015) provide supportive evidence that Hirschi’s revised measure is a significant predictor of substance use.…”

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Assessing Two Measurements of Self-Control for Juvenile Delinquency in China

Weng

Chui

2018

Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice

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The purpose of the present study is to examine the theoretical efficiency of Hirschi’s reconceptualization of self-control in two groups of Chinese adolescents. The study also incorporates the well-established attitudinal scale from Grasmick et al. to examine whether there are any differences in the explanatory power between the two self-control scales among a comparison group of Chinese adolescents ( N = 2,048). Structural equation modeling is applied to investigate the underlying theoretical structure of the self-control construct and the robustness of the scales across diverse samples. Our results provide evidence that Grasmick’s attitudinal scale has more explanatory power than that of Hirschi’s revised measure in predicting Chinese juvenile delinquency. Both measures show a better model fit in the offender sample than in the student counterparts. Our empirical test provides solid evidence for Grasmick’s attitudinal scale as a consistent predictor of Chinese juvenile delinquency compared with Hirschi’s revised measure. Theoretical and empirical directions for future research are discussed.

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Assessing Two Measurements of Self-Control for Juvenile Delinquency in China

Weng

Chui

2018

Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice

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“…Sanches et al 2012;Smith and McVie 2003;Sutton and Winnard 2007), particularly when a variety scale is used (e.g. Brown and Jennings 2014;Hirtenlehner, et al 2014;Trinkner et al 2012;Weerman 2011;Yu et al 2013); and a two-factor model organized around two seriousness levels (minor and serious infractions) which is also common in variety scales (e.g. Bendixen and Olweus 1999;Peck 2013;Weerman and Bijleveld 2007).…”

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“…Bendixen et al 2003;Bendixen and Olweus 1999;Caspi et al 1994;Junger-Tas and Marshall 1999;Weerman and Bijleveld 2007), they seem to be gaining an increasing relevance recently, given the growing number of publications using this kind of scale (e.g. Brown and Jennings 2014;Cohn et al 2012;Donner et al 2014;Flexon, and Meldrum 2013;Hirtenlehner et al 2014;Intravia et al 2012;Malouf et al 2014;Megens and Weerman 2012;Meldrum et al 2012;Peck 2013;Trinkner et al 2012;Yu et al 2013).…”

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“…The first one was a single-factor model, frequently used in deviance and delinquency research, namely when a variety scale is used (e.g. Brown and Jennings 2014;Hirtenlehner et al 2014;Sanches et al 2012;Smith and McVie 2003;Sutton and Winnard 2007;Trinkner et al 2012;Weerman 2011;Yu et al 2013). The second one was based on the seriousness of the infractions and is a two-factor model composed by minor and serious infractions (which correspond to high and low prevalence rates respectively), that is also quite common, namely in research using variety scales (e.g.…”

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Deviant behavior variety scale: development and validation with a sample of Portuguese adolescents

Sanches

Pereira

Marôco

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Psicol. Refl. Crít.

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This study presents the development and analysis of the psychometric properties of the Deviant Behavior Variety Scale (DBVS). Participants were 861 Portuguese adolescents (54 % female), aged between 12 and 19 years old. Two alternative models were tested using Confirmatory Factor Analysis. Although both models showed good fit indexes, the two-factor model didn't presented discriminant validity. Further results provided evidence for the factorial and the convergent validity of the single-factor structure of the DVBS, which has also shown good internal consistency. Criterion validity was evaluated through the association with related variables, such as age and school failure, as well as the scale's ability to capture group differences, namely between genders and school retentions, and finally by comparing a sub-group of convicted adolescents with a group of non-convicted ones regarding their engagement in delinquent activities. Overall, the scale presented good psychometric properties, with results supporting that the DBVS is a valid and reliable self-reported measure to evaluate adolescents' involvement in deviance.

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“…Notably, the items from this scale largely reflect impulsivity (or low self-control) as redefined by Hirschi (2004) as “the tendency to consider the full range of potential costs of a particular act” and the “set of inhibitions one carries with one wherever one happens to go” (p. 543). Hirschi’s redefinition of self-control has found broad support in the literature (Bouffard and Rice 2011; Brown and Jennings 2014; Jones, Lynam, and Piquero 2015; Morris, Gerber, and Menard 2011; Piquero and Bouffard 2007). In the FFCWS, prior waves of data collection (from birth to age 9/10) do not include youth reports of their own self-control nor do they include items from the abbreviated version of Dickman’s (1990) Scale, which reflects Hirschi’s (2004) reconceptualization of self-control.…”

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Low Self-control and Legal Cynicism among At-Risk Youth: An Investigation into Direct and Vicarious Police Contact

Jackson

Testa

Vaughn

2020

Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency

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Objectives: This study explores the nexus between low self-control and legal cynicism among a recent sample of at-risk youth while accounting for various features of direct and vicarious police stops. Methods: Analyses are based on data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study, which employs a national sample of urban-born, at-risk youth. Results: A uniquely potent association between low self-control and legal cynicism emerged across samples with and without exposure to vicarious or direct police stops. Furthermore, among youth exposed to police stops, the link between low self-control and legal cynicism was largely robust to perceptions/features of these stops, including the degree of officer intrusiveness, arrest, perceptions of procedural justice, and youth feelings of social stigma following the stop. Conclusions: Programmatic efforts that both enhance the early development of self-control through mindfulness and curriculum-based interventions (e.g., Promoting Alternative THinking Strategies) and facilitate trauma-informed policing may be beneficial in curtailing the development of legal cynicism.

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A Replication and an Honor-Based Extension of Hirschi's Reconceptualization of Self-Control Theory and Crime and Analogous Behaviors

Cited by 15 publications

References 27 publications

Assessing Two Measurements of Self-Control for Juvenile Delinquency in China

Assessing Two Measurements of Self-Control for Juvenile Delinquency in China

Deviant behavior variety scale: development and validation with a sample of Portuguese adolescents

Low Self-control and Legal Cynicism among At-Risk Youth: An Investigation into Direct and Vicarious Police Contact

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