Autocontrol y conducta desviada: Una exploración con datos Venezolanos. (Self control and deviant behaviour: An exploration with Venezuelan data)

Morillo, S; Birkbeck, CH; Crespo, F

Abstract

Gottfredson and Hirschi’s self-control theory is tested with
adolescent Venezuelan students (n = 2354), examining the relationship between deviant behavior, self-control, age, sex, socioeconomic status, and size of settlement. The hypothesis that “low self-control increases the probability of individual and group deviance” is supported, except for drug-related behaviors. Males with low self-control show a greater probability of engaging in individual and group deviant behaviors.

Citation

Morillo, S., Birkbeck, C., & Crespo, F. (2011). Autocontrol y conducta desviada: Una exploración con datos Venezolanos. (Self control and deviant behaviour: An exploration with Venezuelan data). Revista - Centro de Investigaciones Penales Criminológicas, Universidad de Los Andes, 30, 171-203

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2011
• Deposit Date: Apr 12, 2012
• Publicly Available Date: Apr 5, 2016
• Journal: Revista Cenipec
• Print ISSN: 0798-9202
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 30
• Pages: 171-203
• Keywords: Delinquency; Self-control; Self-report; Venezuela
• Publisher URL: http://www.saber.ula.ve/bitstream/123456789/34632/1/articulo7.pdf
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