Disagreeable and out of control: Applicability of the Big Five and low self-control in predicting offending

Bret E. Keating

Journal of Criminal Justice, 2023, vol. 86, issue C

Abstract: Despite low self-control being identified as a strong criminological correlate, the psychological view of personality traits has been partly neglected within mainstream criminology due to assumptions made by the authors of low self-control that discount other trait predictors. Recent research though has begun to challenge this assumption with comparisons between low self-control and other personality constructs like psychopathy. However, one often overlooked set of predictors that merits further scholarly attention is the Big Five, and whether the Big Five exert differential independent effects beyond low self-control.

Keywords: Low self-control; Big five; Agreeableness; Personality traits; Crime (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2023.102069

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