TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - A reconceptualized model of self-control and crime: specifying the role of self-control variability
JO  - Criminal justice and behavior
A1  - Pratt, Travis C.
SP  - 662
EP  - 679
VL  - 42
IS  - 6
N2  - In this article an argument is developed that criminologists' focus on individuals' levels of self-control has caused us to miss another key component within this theoretical tradition: within-individual situational variability in self-control. Accordingly, in the present study, self-control variability is treated as an important theoretical construct that should explain criminal behavior independent of one's level of self-control. This proposition is tested empirically on a sample of young adults, using measures of both self-control and situational self-control variability in a series of multivariate regression models. The results demonstrate that both self-control and self-control variability exert significant and independent effects on criminal behavior. These results reveal support for a reconceptualized model of self-control that incorporates both static and dynamic dimensions.     Keywords: Juvenile justice<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0093-8548
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0093854814557888
ID  - ref1
ER  -