Citation

Crosswhite JM, Kerpelman JL. J. Fam. Theory Rev. 2009; 1(3): 146-163.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, National Council on Family Relations, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/j.1756-2589.2009.00019.x

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Gottfredson and Hirschi's general theory of crime proposes that low self-control leads to engagement in deviant behaviors, parents must properly socialize self-control in their children, and self-control fully mediates the parenting-deviance association. A critical analysis of the empirical evidence generated suggests a number of unresolved issues regarding the theory that remain to be investigated. Some of the specific issues addressed include determining which aspects of parenting influence the etiology of self-control and to what extent self-control mediates the parenting-deviance association.