The stability of self-control

By Michael G. Turner, Alex R. Piquero. 2002

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Subfields: Applied Psychology, Epidemiology, Sociology and Political Science

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maternal characteristics, parenting, and adolescent sexual behavior: the role of self-control (2004, background): “Ours is the second use of maternal reports of children’s self-control in the literature testing the general theory (see Turner and Piquero 2002).1 We believe that parental reports of children’s self-control are conservative estimates of children’s actual self-control, as parents may underestimate…”
Exploring the Link Between Low Self-Control and Violent Victimization Trajectories in Adolescents (2009, result): “Turner and Piquero (2002) showed mixed results for the hypothesis, with behavioral measures more stable than personality measures of low self-control.”
It's time: A meta-analysis on the self-control-deviance link (2017, result): “Some studies have found support for this (Arneklev, Cochran, & Gainey, 1998; Mitchell & MacKenzie, 2006; Turner & Piquero, 2002; Vazsonyi & Huang, 2010).”
Self‐control, peer relations, and delinquency (2005, methodology): “…of children’s self-control in the literature testing the general theory of crime using the NLSY79 and NLSY-Child data (see also Hope & Chapple, 2005; Turner & Piquero, 2002).5 Parents’ reports of children’s self-control should be conservative estimates of children’s actual low self-control;…”
Gender Differences in Impulsivity (2007, background): “Also, although there is measure of impulsivity or self-control in the young adult sample (see Turner and Piquero, 2000), it is less reliable than the measures of impulsivity or self-control in the child data.”
The development of self-control: Examining self-control theory's stability thesis. (2006, methodology): “…are tested with data from the National Longitudinal Study of Youth, and self-control is measured with items from the Behavior Problems Index, which has been used in several tests of selfcontrol theory (Pratt, Turner, and Piquero, 2004; Raffaelli, Crockett, and Shen, 2005; Turner and Piquero, 2002).”
Self-Control Interventions for Children Under Age 10 for Improving Self-Control and Delinquency and Problem Behaviors: A Systematic Review (2010, background): “…it is not absolutely stable within persons (once established by ages 10/12) and that it tends to change (increase) with age (Arneklev et al., 1998; Turner & Piquero, 2002; Hay & Forrest, 2006; Mitchell & MacKenzie, 2006; Winfree et al., 2006), but remains relatively impervious to alterations by…”