Theoretical perspectives posit that heart-rate variability (HRV) reflects self-regulatory
capacity and therefore can be employed as a bio-marker of top-down self-regulation (the …

This review examines mechanisms contributing to the intergenerational transmission of self-
regulation. To provide an integrated account of how self-regulation is transmitted across …

Purpose Emerging evidence suggests that maternal emotion and cognitive control
capacities are critical to the development and maintenance of parenting practices and may …

A consequential development in victimization theory and research was the idea that
individuals with low self‐control self‐select into the various risky behaviors that may …

Over the past several decades, Gottfredson & Hirschi's self-control theory (SCT) has
dominated research on self-control and crime. In this review, I assess the current state of self …

Self-control plays a significant role in positive youth development. Although numerous self-
control challenges occur during adolescence, some adolescents control themselves better …

Abstract In Gottfredson and Hirschi's self‐control theory, introduced in 1990, they contend
that self‐control is a unidimensional construct that develops early in childhood and remains …

This article presents an integrated self-control/life-course theory of criminal behavior.
Coming in the form of 10 propositions, the broad message is that these two seemingly …

What exactly is self-control, and what life outcomes does it affect? What causes a person to
have high or low self-control to begin with? What effect does self-control have on crime and …

There is a vast line of literature showing that antisocial behaviors and personality traits are
transmitted across generational lines. Given the ascendancy of Gottfredson and Hirschi's …