@article{ref1,
title="The Stability and Resiliency of Self-Control in a Sample of Incarcerated Offenders",
journal="Crime and delinquency",
year="2006",
author="Mitchell, Ojmarrh and Mackenzie, Doris Layton",
volume="52",
number="3",
pages="432-449",
abstract="The central tenet of Gottfredson and Hirschi's self-control theory is that antisocial behavior is caused by stable between-individual differences in self-control. They also argue that after early childhood, interventions aimed at reducing antisocial behavior will be unsuccessful, as one's level of self-control is resilient to such efforts. This research tested the stability and resiliency hypotheses using a two-wave panel design in a sample of incarcerated offenders. The results indicated that self-control was not stable during a short period of time but that self-control was resilient to participation in a treatmentoriented boot-camp program.<p />",
language="",
issn="0011-1287",
doi="10.1177/0011128705280586",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0011128705280586"
}