Self-control assessments and implications for predicting adolescent offending
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Fine, Adam, Steinberg, Laurence, Frick, Paul Joseph and Cauffman, Elizabeth. (2016). Self-control assessments and implications for predicting adolescent offending. Journal of Youth and Adolescence. 45(4), pp. 701 - 712. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-016-0425-2
Authors | Fine, Adam, Steinberg, Laurence, Frick, Paul Joseph and Cauffman, Elizabeth |
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Abstract | Although low self-control is consistently related to adolescent offending, it is unknown whether self-report measures or laboratory behavior tasks yield better predictive utility, or if a combination yields incremental predictive power. This is particularly important because developmental theory indicates that self-control is related to adolescent offending and, consequently, risk assessments rely on self-control measures. The present study (a) examines relationships between self-reported self-control on the Weinberger Adjustment Inventory with Go/No-Go response inhibition, and (b) compares the predictive utility of both assessment strategies for short- and long-term adolescent reoffending. It uses longitudinal data from the Crossroads Study of male, first-time adolescent offenders ages 13–17 (N = 930; 46 % Hispanic/Latino, 37 % Black/African-American, 15 % non-Hispanic White, 2 % other race). The results of the study indicate that the measures are largely unrelated, and that the self-report measure is a better indicator of both short- and long-term reoffending. The laboratory task measure does not add value to what is already predicted by the self-report measure. Implications for assessing self-control during adolescence and consequences of assessment strategy are discussed. |
Keywords | self-control; impulsivity; adolescent delinquency |
Year | 2016 |
Journal | Journal of Youth and Adolescence |
Journal citation | 45 (4), pp. 701 - 712 |
Publisher | Springer |
ISSN | 0047-2891 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-016-0425-2 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-84954545996 |
Page range | 701 - 712 |
Research Group | Institute for Learning Sciences and Teacher Education (ILSTE) |
Publisher's version | File Access Level Controlled |
Place of publication | United States of America |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/88v12/self-control-assessments-and-implications-for-predicting-adolescent-offending
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