The Brief Self-Control Scale Predicts Jail Inmates’ Recidivism, Substance Dependence, and Post-Release Adjustment
| Autor: | Jeffrey Stuewig, Kelly E. Moore, Karen E. Schaefer, June P. Tangney, Elizabeth T. Malouf, Edward A. Witt |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Adult
Male Adolescent Social Psychology Substance-Related Disorders media_common.quotation_subject Protective factor Poison control Suicide prevention Article Young Adult Injury prevention medicine Humans Aged media_common Substance dependence Recidivism Human factors and ergonomics Self-control Criminals Middle Aged medicine.disease Self Efficacy Female Psychology Social Adjustment Social psychology Personality |
| Zdroj: | Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. 40:334-347 |
| ISSN: | 1552-7433 0146-1672 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/0146167213511666 |
| Popis: | Previous research finds that self-control is positively associated with adaptive and negatively associated with maladaptive behavior. However, most previous studies use cross-sectional designs, low-risk samples, and limited assessments of self-control. This study of 553 jail inmates examined the relationship of a valid measure of self-control (Brief Self-Control Scale) completed on incarceration with behavior before, during, and 1 year after incarceration. After controlling for positive impression management (PIM), self-control was negatively related to substance misuse, suicidality, risky sex, and criminal history prior to incarceration and post-release illegal substance misuse, recidivism, and positive adjustment. Lower self-control predicted increases in substance dependence at post-release compared with pre-incarceration. Self-control was not related to misbehavior during incarceration, nor alcohol use or HIV-risk behavior 1 year post-release. Results were consistent as a function of age, race, and gender. This study supports self-control as an important risk and protective factor in a sample of criminal offenders. |
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