期刊
JOURNAL OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE
卷 48, 期 -, 页码 48-63出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2016.10.001
关键词
Crime; Delinquency; Self-control theory; General theory of crime; Self-regulation
资金
- John I. and Patricia J. Buster Endowment
Purpose: The current meta-analysis examines the link between self-control and measures of crime and deviance, taking stock of the empirical status of self-control theory and focusing on work published between 2000 and 2010. Methods: A total of 796 studies were reviewed for inclusion/exclusion criteria and yielded a final study sample of 99 studies (88 cross-sectional and 19 longitudinal effect sizes, analyzed separately). Random effects mean correlations between self-control and deviance were analyzed for cross-sectional and longitudinal studies, respectively. Publication bias was assessed using multiple methods. Results: A random effects mean correlation between self-control and deviance was M-r = 0.415 for cross-sectional studies and M-r = 0.345 for longitudinal ones; this effect did not significantly differ by study design. Studies with more male participants, studies based on older or US-based populations, and self-report studies found weaker effects. Conclusions: Substantial empirical support was found for the main argument of self-control theory and on the transdisciplinary link between self-control and measures of crime and deviance. In contrast to Pratt and Cullen, but consistent with theory, the effect from cross-sectional versus longitudinal studies did not significantly differ. There was no evidence of publication bias. (C) 2016 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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