@article{ref1,
title="Does socioeconomic development explain the association between seafood consumption and cross-national homicide?",
journal="Homicide studies",
year="2018",
author="Testa, Alexander and Rennó Santos, Mateus and Weiss, Douglas B.",
volume="22",
number="3",
pages="256-276",
abstract="Biological theories of crime propose that neurological benefits from consuming omega-3 fatty acids can reduce aggressive behavior. At the macro level, prior work has found a negative bivariate association between seafood consumption and homicide rates. Using data from a sample of 82 countries, and applying both multivariate regression and structural equation modeling, we find that socioeconomic development simultaneously affects the consumption of seafood and homicide rates, generating a spurious relationship. These findings demonstrate that omitting theoretically relevant variables, as well as inferring macro-level associations from micro-level patterns, can lead to erroneous conclusions regarding support for criminological theories or criminal justice policies.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1088-7679",
doi="10.1177/1088767918760374",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1088767918760374"
}