An Empirical Examination of the Construct Validity of Two Alternative Self-Control Measures

By Bernd Marcus. 2003

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Subfields: Applied Psychology, Sociology and Political Science

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Something Old, Something New: A Preliminary Investigation of Hirschi’s Redefined Self‐Control (2007, methodology): “Although it is the most commonly used attitudinal self-control scale, and its psychometric properties have been extensively examined (Longshore et al., 1996; Marcus, 2003; Piquero & Rosay, 1998), others have raised questions and concerns regarding the scale (see DeLisi”
Where Does Gender Fit in the Measurement of Self-Control? (2010, background): “…et al.’s scale and measurement of self-control (Longshore et al., 1996; Piquero & Rosay, 1998; Vazsonyi et al., 2001), but other psychometric studies on Grasmick et al.’s scale have neglected gender comparisons (Arneklev et al., 1999; DeLisi et al., 2003; Grasmick et al., 1993; Marcus, 2003).”
Legal Cynicism, Legitimacy, and Criminal Offending (2011, background): “Do the effects of legitimacy and legal cynicism persist when using behavioral self-control scales (see, e.g., Marcus, 2003)?”
You can’t always get what you want: The motivational effect of need on risk-sensitive decision-making. (2010, background): “Retrospective behavioral self-control scale (RBS) The RBS (Marcus, 2003) measures behaviors across the lifespan that are associated with low self-control.”
Low Self-Control and Police Deviance: Applying Gottfredson and Hirschi’s General Theory to Officer Misconduct (2014, background): “…2003), (6) ever divorced or separated (Simpson & Piquero, 2002; Tittle et al., 2003), (7) ever used marijuana (Evans et al., 1997; C. L. Herbert, 1997; Marcus, 2003; N. L. Piquero et al., 2010), (8) ever received a “D.I.” (Deception Indicated) on a polygraph examination (C. L. Herbert, 1997;…”
Low Self‐Control and Contact with the Criminal Justice System in a Nationally Representative Sample of Males (2009, background): “scale is not as valid and reliable as once thought (DeLisi et al., 2003; Higgins, 2007; Marcus, 2004).”
Evaluating the Predictive Validity of the Compas Risk and Needs Assessment System (2009, unknown): “Important subfactors are impulsivity, risk taking, restlessness or boredom, absence of guilt (callousness), selfish narcissism, interpersonal dominance, and anger or hostility (Bandura et al., 1996; Cooke, Forth, & Hare, 1996; Lilienfeld & Andrews, 1996; Marcus, 2003; Widiger & Lynum, 1998).”
Low Self-Control and Imprudent Behavior Revisited (2011, background): “2003 ; Higgins and Tewksbury 2007 ), its overall general methodological adequacy (Higgins 2007 ; Marcus 2003 ; Piquero et al.”
Individual differences in risk-propensity: Associations between personality and behavioral measures of risk (2011, methodology): “The RBS (Marcus, 2003) measures behaviors across the lifespan that are associated with low self-control.”
The Nature of Executive Function (EF) Deficits in Daily Life Activities in Adults with ADHD and Their Relationship to Performance on EF Tests (2011, background): “As Hirschi (2004) and others ( Marcus 2003 ) have argued, a better index of the link of criminal activities to low self-control may be most evident in the diversity of crime committed or number of different acts with long-term negative consequences committed by the individual than simply the quantit”
Genetic and Environmental Influences on Levels of Self-Control and Delinquent Peer Affiliation (2009, background): “…theories in recent years, there is still a considerable amount of disagreement concerning the most reliable and valid way to measure selfcontrol (DeLisi, Hochstetler, & Murphy, 2003; Longshore, Stein, & Turner, 1998; Longshore, Turner, & Stein, 1996; Marcus, 2003, 2004; Piquero & Rosay, 1998).”