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Testing stability of self-control over time among South Korean Youth using semi-parametric group-based modeling

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  • Park, Hyunmin
  • Lee, Wanhee
  • Park, Sangjin
  • Lee, Junhyoung
  • Kang, Soyoung
  • Jung, Jaehoon

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Gottfredson and Hirschi argued the self-control theory in A General Theory of Crime (1990). Since then, many studies have examined the central proposition of low self-control as the cause of criminal behavior with cross-sectional data. However, few research studies have tested other stability propositions that low self-control is stable across the life-course and that once it is established at age 8 to 10, it remains relatively stable regardless of life changes. The purpose of this study was to examine stability postulate of the self-control theory. The current study used six-wave panel data of the Korean Children & Youth Panel Survey (KCYPS), which measured self-control of elementary school students at one year each of time points. The test of relative stability hypothesis comprises four analyses of data: correlations, individual change scores, SGM (Semi-parametric Group-based Modeling), and Multinomial Logistic Regression. Results revealed that the hypothesis of self-control stability was not strongly supported by the longitudinal data. Based on prior empirical research and this study’s finding, more research is needed to determine the stability of self-control.

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  • Park, Hyunmin & Lee, Wanhee & Park, Sangjin & Lee, Junhyoung & Kang, Soyoung & Jung, Jaehoon, 2023. "Testing stability of self-control over time among South Korean Youth using semi-parametric group-based modeling," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 150(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:cysrev:v:150:y:2023:i:c:s0190740923001470
    DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2023.106952
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