The relationship between gender and delinquency: Assessing the mediating role of anticipated guilt

Cesar J. Rebellon, Michelle E. Manasse, Robert Agnew, Karen T. Van Gundy and Ellen S. Cohn

Journal of Criminal Justice, 2016, vol. 44, issue C, 77-88

Abstract: Gender differences in delinquency are well-documented, with dominant explanations drawing largely on control, strain, and learning theories. We suggest that gender differences in guilt mediate a substantial portion of gender's association with delinquency over and above variables derived from these theories.

Keywords: Gender; Delinquency; Guilt (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2015.11.006

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