Differential Effects of Parenting on Youth Crime: Considering the Moderating Role of Multiple Dimensions of Self-Control

• In Event: Self-control, Parenting, Measurement and Crime

Abstract

The role of parenting in the development of self-control has been extensively studied. However, much less attention has been paid to how parenting is moderated by self-control. According to the social protection hypothesis, parenting plays a more important role for those lower in self-control. While limited evidence supports this hypothesis, other lines of research suggest that different elements of self-control interact with parenting in unique ways. The current study focuses on whether different aspects of parenting are moderated by distinct components of self-control.

Authors

• Allison J. Fernandez, Texas State University

• Tyler Vaughn, Texas State University

• Shayne E. Jones, Texas State University