@article{ref1,
title="Self-control, risky lifestyles, and victimization: a study with a sample of Chinese school youth",
journal="Criminal justice and behavior",
year="2017",
author="Ren, Ling and He, Ni Phil and Zhao, Ruohui and Zhang, Hongwei",
volume="44",
number="5",
pages="695-716",
abstract="Although the self-control-victimization link is now well established both theoretically and empirically within the North Atlantic circle, empirical testing of this linkage is lacking in the Far East where self-control has always been an intrinsic feature of its traditional culture. More recently, the coupling of lifestyle-routine activities theory with self-control has resulted in better understanding of both the individual and situational contexts associated with victimization experiences. This study examines the predictive power of low self-control on various forms of victimization and the mediating effects of risky lifestyles on such relationship in the Chinese setting. The data were collected from a sample of 2,961 high school students in a southern Chinese city. The results of logistic regression reveal that low self-control is positively associated with both violent and property victimizations, net of social attachment and demographic factors. In addition, risky lifestyle factors partially mediate the effects of low self-control on victimization.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0093-8548",
doi="10.1177/0093854816674758",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0093854816674758"
}