The inverse relationships between socioeconomic status (SES) and unhealthy behaviors
such as tobacco use, physical inactivity, and poor nutrition have been well demonstrated …

Aggression brings tremendous costs to individuals, relationships, and society. Yet, people
behave aggressively toward strangers and close others at alarmingly high rates. The current …

To determine the empirical status of Gottfredson and Hirschi's (1990)“general theory of
crime,” we conducted a meta‐analysis on existing empirical studies. The results indicate …

It is increasingly common for analysts to seek out the opinions of individuals and
organizations using attitudinal scales such as degree of satisfaction or importance attached …

Most theorizing about desistance from antisocial behavior in late adolescence has
emphasized the importance of individuals' transition into adult roles. In contrast, little …

The Cambridge Study in Delinquent Development is a prospective longitudinal survey of the
development of offending and antisocial behavior in 411 South London boys, mostly born in …

The current investigation examined the psychometric properties of Grasmick et al.'s self-
control measure and its relationship with deviance on large, representative adolescent …

Self‐control theory has received extensive empirical attention in the past decade, but most
studies have not tested its arguments about the effects of parenting on self‐control and …

Objectives: To explore the link between low self-control during adolescence and health
problems in early adulthood. Methods: Using data from the National Longitudinal Study of …

Research on self‐control theory consistently supports its central prediction that low self‐
control significantly affects crime. The theory includes other predictions, however, that have …