Journal Article10.1080/01639625.1998.9968087
Academic dishonesty and low self‐control: An empirical test of a general theory of crime
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TL;DR: This article used self-report data from a survey of undergraduate students enrolled in sociology courses at a large southwestern university to test Gottfredson and Hirschi's general theory of crime, and the results of their analyses, although rather mixed, do provide qualified support for the theory.
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Abstract: This study uses academic dishonesty as a unique type of fraudulent behavior upon which to test Gottfredson and Hirschi's general theory of crime. The study utilizes self‐report data from a survey of undergraduate students enrolled in sociology courses at a large southwestern university. With these data, the authors examine a number of the core theoretical propositions of Gottfredson and Hirschi's theory. That is, we test issues concerning the dimensionality of low self‐control, the influence of parenting on the development of self‐control, the association between levels of self‐control and involvement in academic dishonesty, and the interactive effects of low self‐control and opportunity on the frequency of academic dishonesty. The results of our analyses, although rather mixed, do provide qualified support for the theory.
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TL;DR: In this article, a factor analysis of items designed to measure low self-control is consistent with their contention that the trait is unidimensional and the proposed interaction effect is found for self-reported acts of both fraud and force (their definition of crime).
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