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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"low self control"”.
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A Test of Low Self-control Theory Using General Patterns of Deviance
… of behaviors against the causal effect of low self-control. Utilizing the attitudinal scale developed by Grasmick et al. (1993), self-control and involvement in fifteen different criminal, deviant, and risk-taking behaviors was measured to test the key aspect of Gottfredson and Hirschi's …
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Causes and consequences of low self-control: Empirical tests of the general theory of crime.
… Specifically, the core concept of the theory, self-control, is operationalized using two data sets--Richmond Youth Project and Cambridge Study in Delinquent Development--and tested using criteria of reliability and validity. In this part of the study, a methodological question focuses on the …
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Self-Reported Arrest and Dark Web Use: an Examination of Offline Risk Factors
… examines secondary data to determine whether self-reported arrest predicts Dark Web use, hypothesizing that individuals who report prior arrest will be more likely to report accessing the Dark Web. Using data from an original study (n= 1,793), stepwise logistic regression was utilized to …
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Parents and Peers as Restrictors of Opportunities: A Test of the General Theory of Crime
According to the General Theory of Crime, lower self-control individuals with sufficient opportunities are most likely to engage in crime or analogous acts. This study tested three hypotheses drawn from the General Theory of Crime. Specifically, this study tested the low selfcontrol to …
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Police Officers' Perception of the Validity of the General Theory of Crime.
… an adapted version of the Grasmick et al. (1993) self-control scale, this study measures the level of agreement officers exhibit that low self-control traits are present in property and violent offenders. Measurement is also performed to determine variation in officers agreement based on the …
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Change in Family Structure and Rates of Violent Juvenile Delinquency
… Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. My control variables consist of the following: percent of population aged 15-25, unemployment rate, incarceration rates, drug rates, rates of gun ownership, police employment, percent of those with weekly religious service attendance, percent of …
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Victimization, Fear of Crime, and Perception of Risk in the Workplace: Testing Rival Theories with a Sample of Greek and Greek-Cypriot Journalists
… individual tenets of negative affectivity and low self-control theories. The domain-specific empirical assessment was based on data from a survey administered to a representative sample of professional journalists working in two southern European countries: Greece and Cyprus. The multivariate …
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Self-Control and its Influence on Global/Local Processing: An Investigation of the Role of Frontal Alpha Asymmetry and Dispositional Approach Tendencies
… to complete tasks successfully. Exerting such self-control has been shown to influence attentional breadth differently depending on an individual’s approach-motivated tendencies, as indexed by individuals’ Behavioural Activation System (BAS) scores. Approach motivation and attentional breadth …
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Investigating Consumers' Software Piracy Using An Extended Theory Of Reasoned Action
… results suggested that ethical ideology, public self-consciousness, and low self-control moderated the effect of these variables on intention to pirate software. Lastly, the results indicated that the effect of subjective norms on afintention to pirate software was both direct and indirect …
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Alcohol Use and Drinking-Related Eating Restriction Behaviors Among College Students
… to experience a problem on restricting days. Lower self-control was found as an indicator of typical drinking-related eating restrictions. Self-control also moderated the daily association between drinking-related eating restrictions and binge drinking, such that individuals with low …
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Pengaruh menghafal al-Qur’an terhadap peningkatan kontrol diri siswa MTs Miftahul Ihsan Sentol Daya Sumenep Madura
… School environment due to the poor of their self- control. Purpose of this research was to reveal the effect of al-Quran memorization for increasing student’s self control at junior high school Miftahul Ihsan Sentol Daya Sumenep Madura. And it’s beneficial to the subject after running the …
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Hubungan antara kontrol diri dengan perilaku delinquency pada remaja di SMP BHAKTI Turen Malang
… delinquency behavior, one of which is a weak self-control, it is a form of failure to develop self-control in young people's behavior. Therefore, the issues discussed and will be answered in this study to determine the level of self-control Secondary School Students Bhakti Turen Malang, to …