The Impact of Low Self-Control and Risky Lifestyles on Juvenile Victimization

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dc.contributor.advisorRen, Ling
dc.creatorBills, Matthew
dc.date.accessioned2017-07-31T19:55:23Z
dc.date.available2017-07-31T19:55:23Z
dc.date.created2017-08
dc.date.issued2017-07-07
dc.date.submittedAugust 2017
dc.date.updated2017-07-31T19:57:31Z
dc.description.abstractSince its inception, the general theory of crime has been applied in many ways and in numerous contexts to explore criminal offending. It has also been utilized to explain why certain people are more likely to experience criminal victimization. Research, however, has found that self-control’s effect on victimization is modest overall, indicating that other variables play a role in this relationship. Relatively few studies have explored how aspects of a risky lifestyle influence the self-control/victimization relationship, and fewer still have explored the mediating effect of risky lifestyles in this context. This study tests the mediating effects of risky lifestyles on the self-control/victimization relationship in a sample of over 2,000 American juveniles. Data from the International Self-Report Delinquency Study (ISRD-2) are utilized, which asked respondents about lifestyle characteristics, involvement in delinquency, and their victimization experiences. Results indicate that self-control does indeed have an effect on victimization chance among this sample, and that risky lifestyles partially mediate the effects of low self-control on victimization. These findings are consistent with the extant literature in this area, and uniquely contributes through its examination of three types of victimization: violent, theft, and bullying.
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11875/2238
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectVictimization
dc.subjectJuvenile victimization
dc.subjectLow self-control
dc.subjectRisky lifestyles
dc.subjectMediating effect
dc.subjectGeneral theory of crime
dc.titleThe Impact of Low Self-Control and Risky Lifestyles on Juvenile Victimization
dc.typeThesis
dc.type.materialtext
thesis.degree.departmentCriminal Justice and Criminology
thesis.degree.grantorSam Houston State University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts

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