Unraveling the Relationships between Low Self-Control, Substance Use, Substance-Using Peers, and Violent Victimization

2019 ◽  
Vol 44 (6) ◽  
pp. 979-997 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen J. Watts ◽  
Amaia Iratzoqui
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Violent Victimization ◽  
Control Substance ◽  
Low Self Control

Exploring the Link Between Low Self-Control and Violent Victimization Trajectories in Adolescents

2009 ◽  
Vol 36 (10) ◽  
pp. 1070-1084 ◽  
Author(s):  
George E. Higgins ◽  
Wesley G. Jennings ◽  
Richard Tewksbury ◽  
Chris L. Gibson
Keyword(s):  
Self Control ◽  
Violent Victimization ◽  
Low Self Control

Unstructured Socializing with Peers, Low Self-Control, and Substance Use

2020 ◽  
pp. 0306624X2096793
Author(s):  
Anna Leimberg ◽  
Peter S. Lehmann
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Interactive Effects ◽  
School Students ◽  
Hard Drug ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Low Self Control ◽  
Unstructured Socializing

Research consistently finds that unstructured socializing with peers and low self-control are both positively associated with substance use among adolescents. However, largely absent from the literature is a consideration of whether unstructured socializing with peers and low self-control have differential and interactive effects when predicting usage of different classifications of drugs. The current study addresses these issues using data collected on a statewide sample of middle school and high school students who participated in the 2017 Florida Youth Substance Abuse Survey. Results indicate that (1) unstructured socializing with peers is a stronger predictor of soft drug use than low self-control, (2) low self-control is a stronger predictor of hard drug use than unstructured socializing with peers, and (3) the effect of unstructured socializing on both soft and hard drug use is diminished among adolescents who are lower in self-control.

Violent Victimization and Low Self-Control: The Mediating Effect of Risky Lifestyles

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 157-174 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael D. Reisig ◽  
Katelyn A. Golladay
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Casual Sex ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Violent Victimization ◽  
Regression Equations ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Risky Lifestyles ◽  
Low Self Control ◽  
The Relationship

This study advances a multidimensional risky lifestyles scale (i.e., casual sex, drug involvement, active nightlife, peer deviance affiliation, and conflict escalation) and tests whether behaviors that bring people into contact with motivated offenders in the absence of capable guardianship mediates the relationship between low self-control and violent victimization. Using cross-sectional survey data from a university-based sample (N = 554), a second-order confirmatory factor model for risky lifestyles is estimated. Multivariate regression equations are used to test the effect of low self-control on violent victimization, and also to determine whether risky lifestyles acts as a mediator variable. The results show that the risky lifestyles scale fully mediates the relationship between low self-control and violent victimization. This observation holds across different measurement approaches and modeling strategies. Additional tests reveal that, when the scale is disaggregated, the effects of the individual dimensions of risky lifestyle vary in terms of effect size and level of statistical significance. While the multidimensional scale has sound psychometric properties, possesses robust directional accuracy, and reflects a broad array of risky behaviors, further refinement is necessary.

Violent Victimization and Low Self-Control: The Mediating Effect of Risky Lifestyles

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 157-174
Author(s):  
Michael D. Reisig ◽  
Katelyn A. Golladay
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Casual Sex ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Violent Victimization ◽  
Regression Equations ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Risky Lifestyles ◽  
Low Self Control ◽  
The Relationship

This study advances a multidimensional risky lifestyles scale (i.e., casual sex, drug involvement, active nightlife, peer deviance affiliation, and conflict escalation) and tests whether behaviors that bring people into contact with motivated offenders in the absence of capable guardianship mediates the relationship between low self-control and violent victimization. Using cross-sectional survey data from a university-based sample (N = 554), a second-order confirmatory factor model for risky lifestyles is estimated. Multivariate regression equations are used to test the effect of low self-control on violent victimization, and also to determine whether risky lifestyles acts as a mediator variable. The results show that the risky lifestyles scale fully mediates the relationship between low self-control and violent victimization. This observation holds across different measurement approaches and modeling strategies. Additional tests reveal that, when the scale is disaggregated, the effects of the individual dimensions of risky lifestyle vary in terms of effect size and level of statistical significance. While the multidimensional scale has sound psychometric properties, possesses robust directional accuracy, and reflects a broad array of risky behaviors, further refinement is necessary.

Cumulative Stressors and Adolescent Substance Use: A Review of 21st-Century Literature

2020 ◽  
pp. 152483802097967
Author(s):  
John P. Hoffmann ◽  
Melissa S. Jones
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Stressful Life Events ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Adolescent Substance Use ◽  
Eligibility Criteria ◽  
Childhood Experiences ◽  
Adolescent Substance ◽  
21St Century Literature ◽  
Low Self Control

The aim of this review is to assess empirical studies from the last 2 decades that have examined the association between cumulative stressors and adolescent substance use. Cumulative stressors were measured in these studies with adverse childhood experiences or adolescent stressful life events inventories. The 109 articles meeting the eligibility criteria that emerged from the review demonstrated a consistent, yet modest, association between cumulative stressors and adolescent substance use. Of note, several studies found that the associations were moderated or mediated by genetic factors related to cortisol regulation, intrapersonal factors such as low self-control, or interpersonal factors such as peer substance use. The review’s findings thus suggest that efforts to reduce the effects of cumulative stressors on substance use could gainfully identify and target these risk moderators and mediators.

Low Self-Control, Peer Delinquency, and Crime: Considering Gendered Pathways

2021 ◽  
pp. 002242782110014
Author(s):  
Brian J. Stults ◽  
Jorge Luis Hernandez ◽  
Carter Hay
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Indirect Effect ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Structural Equation Models ◽  
Property Crime ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Mediation Process ◽  
Peer Delinquency ◽  
Low Self Control ◽  
Delinquent Peers

Objectives: We extend prior research by considering how low self-control and peer delinquency may work together in a mediating process whereby low self-control increases association with delinquent peers, which in turn increases criminal offending. Further, we draw on gender crime research to suggest that the indirect effect of self-control on offending will be greater for boys than girls. Methods: We use three waves of data from the Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods to test these hypotheses for violent offending, property offending, and substance use, using multi-group multilevel generalized structural equation models that address issues of time ordering, spuriousness, and the measurement of criminality. Results: The hypothesized mediation process is supported by our results. We also find that the indirect effect of low self-control on violence and property crime is greater for boys, primarily driven by a stronger effect of delinquent peers for boys. In contrast, and in support of expectations, the results for substance use reveal little gender difference. Conclusions: We conclude that rather than treating self-control and peer delinquency as competing explanations, we should view them as working together to affect crime and delinquency. Moreover, researchers must give careful attention to gender differences in the pathways to offending.

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