Social learning and self-control: assessing the moderating potential of criminal propensity |
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Authors: | Yarbrough Angela Jones Shayne Sullivan Christopher Sellers Christine Cochran John |
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Affiliation: | John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York, NY, USA. ayarbrough@jjay.cuny.edu |
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Abstract: | Social learning theory is one of the most prominent general theories of crime. Yet recent research has called into question its applicability to all offenders. Specifically, the influence of antisocial peers has been found to exert a stronger effect among those individuals evincing higher levels of criminal propensity (deemed social amplification), whereas other components of the theory have either not been shown to interact with criminal propensity or not been tested. This study examines several social learning theory components to determine whether its influence is dependent on an individual's level of self-control. Results suggest little support for the social amplification hypothesis as the components of social learning theory were found to operate similarly across individuals regardless one's level of self-control. Implications for criminological theory are discussed. |
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