TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2008//
TI  - The relationship between self‐control and language: evidence of a shared etiological pathway
JO  - Criminology
A1  - Beaver, Kevin M.
A1  - DeLisi, Matt
A1  - Vaughn, Michael G.
A1  - Wright, John Paul
A1  - Boutwell, Brian B.
SP  - 939
EP  - 970
VL  - 46
IS  - 4
N2  - Converging lines of research suggest that self-control and language may be inextricably linked. No empirical research has ever examined this proposition, however. We address this gap in the literature by analyzing a sample of twin pairs from a nationally representative data set of children. The results revealed three broad findings. First, diminished language skills were predictive of low self-control both cross-sectionally and longitudinally. Second, the covariation between language and self-control was linked to both genetic and environmental factors. Third, after controlling for genetic influences on self-control, language skills were predictive of variation in individual levels of self-control. The theoretical implications of these findings are discussed.<p />
LA  - en
SN  - 0011-1384
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-9125.2008.00128.x
ID  - ref1
ER  -