Low self-control and the Dark Triad: Disentangling the predictive power of personality traits on young adult substance use, offending and victimization

Jamie L. Flexon, Ryan C. Meldrum, Jacob T.N. Young and Peter S. Lehmann

Journal of Criminal Justice, 2016, vol. 46, issue C, 159-169

Abstract: To evaluate Gottfredson and Hirschi's (1990) spuriousness thesis by focusing on the virtue of alternative psychologically based constructs in explaining substance use, offending and victimization beyond low self-control.

Keywords: Low self-control; Dark triad; Spuriousness thesis; Crime; Victimization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2016.05.006

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