Crime and Risky Behavior in Traffic: An Example of Cross-Situational Consistency

By M. Junger, R. West, R. Timman. 2001

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Self-control, Victimization, and their Influence on Risky Lifestyles: A Longitudinal Analysis Using Panel Data (2006, background): “While many other factors besides self-control may be responsible for these self-destructive outcomes, low self-control corresponds with the undesirable life circumstances just described (e.g., Evans et al. 1996; Forde and Kennedy 1997; Junger et al. 2001 ).”
A Review of Research on Driving Styles and Road Safety (2015, background): “Junger, West, and Timman (2001) found that crash-involved drivers were about 5 times more likely to have a history of driving-related violations, compared to drivers without crashes.”
Self-Control and Crime/Deviance: Cognitive vs. Behavioral Measures (2003, background): “Finally, a recent study (Junger et al., 2001) examines the relationship between risky but non-criminal driving behaviors recorded by the police in reports of accidents, which perhaps reflect low self-control, and two measures of officially recorded crime among 1000 drivers in the Netherlands in…”