An empirical test of self-control theory in Roma adolescents

Alexander T. Vazsonyi, Gabriela Ksinan Jiskrova, Albert J. Ksinan and Marek Blatný

Journal of Criminal Justice, 2016, vol. 44, issue C, 66-76

Abstract: The current study tested the applicability of self-control theory in Roma adolescents, one of the largest ethnic minorities in Europe; it compared mean levels in deviance measures and correlates (parenting and low self-control) in Roma versus non-Roma Czech youth.

Keywords: Roma; Romani; Self-control; Cross-cultural; Deviance; Parenting (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2015.12.004

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