Citation

Ward JT, Fox KA, Tillyer MS, Lane J. Deviant Behav. 2014; 36(2): 113-129.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/01639625.2014.915671

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Prior research demonstrates that men generally experience higher levels of violent victimization relative to women. Using a high-risk sample of jail inmates, the present study draws on the core ideas from the self-control and societal norms toward the treatment of women literatures to examine the main and interactive effects of gender and self-control on violent victimization.

RESULTS indicate that gender and self-control both exhibit main effects on violent victimization net of control variables and that gender and self-control interact such that the gender gap in violent victimization disappears among men and women with low levels of self-control. We discuss the implications of our findings for theory, policy, and future research.