TY - JOUR
T1 - Parental Low Self-Control, Parental Socialization, Young Adult Low Self-Control, and Offending
T2 - A Retrospective Study
AU - Meldrum, Ryan C.
AU - Young, Jacob
AU - Lehmann, Peter S.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015, International Association for Correctional and Forensic Psychology.
PY - 2015/11/28
Y1 - 2015/11/28
N2 - Significant attention has been directed at evaluating Gottfredson and Hirschi’s claim that parental socialization has a direct influence on self-control and an indirect influence on criminal behavior. Yet, only recently have researchers investigated the role parental self-control occupies in shaping these processes. To advance research in this area, the current study utilizes data collected on a sample of young adults (n = 420) to examine how parental low self-control is related to parental socialization, young adult low self-control, and young adult offending. In support of the hypothesized model, the results of a structural equation model indicate the effect of parental low self-control on young adult low self-control is indirect through parental socialization, the effect of parental socialization on young adult offending is indirect through young adult low self-control, and the effect of parental low self-control on young adult offending is indirect through both parental socialization and young adult low self-control.
AB - Significant attention has been directed at evaluating Gottfredson and Hirschi’s claim that parental socialization has a direct influence on self-control and an indirect influence on criminal behavior. Yet, only recently have researchers investigated the role parental self-control occupies in shaping these processes. To advance research in this area, the current study utilizes data collected on a sample of young adults (n = 420) to examine how parental low self-control is related to parental socialization, young adult low self-control, and young adult offending. In support of the hypothesized model, the results of a structural equation model indicate the effect of parental low self-control on young adult low self-control is indirect through parental socialization, the effect of parental socialization on young adult offending is indirect through young adult low self-control, and the effect of parental low self-control on young adult offending is indirect through both parental socialization and young adult low self-control.
KW - SEM
KW - offending
KW - parental self-control
KW - parental socialization
KW - self-control theory
KW - young adult self-control
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U2 - 10.1177/0093854815595662
DO - 10.1177/0093854815595662
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84942328605
SN - 0093-8548
VL - 42
SP - 1183
EP - 1199
JO - Criminal Justice and Behavior
JF - Criminal Justice and Behavior
IS - 11
ER -