@article{ref1,
title="Opportunities, Rational Choice, and Self-Control",
journal="Crime and delinquency",
year="2010",
author="Seipel, Christian and Eifler, Stefanie",
volume="56",
number="2",
pages="167-197",
abstract="In this article, deviant action is analyzed on the basis of ideas derived from Gottfredson and Hirschi’s self-control theory. Presumedly, self-control in interaction with opportunities can explain deviant action. This assumption is elaborated using the concept of high- and low-cost situations from rational choice theory. From this point of view, the hypotheses are that self-control predicts deviant action in low-cost situations, whereas utility predicts deviant action in high-cost situations. Two test strategies are employed in an empirical examination of these hypotheses. A standardized questionnaire was presented to a sample of 494 German adults aged 18 to 80. The results of both test strategies show that the assumptions of an interaction effect between self-control and opportunities are fundamentally supported.<p />",
language="",
issn="0011-1287",
doi="10.1177/0011128707312525",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0011128707312525"
}