Self-control, gender, and deviance among Turkish university students
JOURNAL OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, cilt.36, sa.1, ss.72-80, 2008 (SSCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 36 Sayı: 1
- Basım Tarihi: 2008
- Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2007.12.009
- Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.72-80
- Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır
Özet
The link between self-control theory and deviance in relation to gender was tested on a sample of university students (n = 974) in Turkey. The primary findings indicated support for the theory net of the impacts of strain, deterrence, differential association, and social bonding theories: the greater the low self-control, the greater the deviance. Among the dimensions of self-control, risk seeking had the greatest impact on deviance. Self-control was not the cause of deviant behavior. While self-control theory. played a similar role for both male and female youths, this was not the case with strain and social bonding theories. (C) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.