Low Self-Control, Risky Lifestyles, and Violent Victimization among the South Korean youth: A Longitudinal Analysis Using Panel Data

• In Event: Poster Session I

Abstract

While research on the applicability of self-control and lifestyle approaches to victimization contributes to the literature of victimization (Pratt, Turanovic, Fox, & Wright, 2014; Turanovic & Pratt, 2014), there exist two outstanding issues which are not fully addressed. First, most research in correlates of criminal victimization mainly examined the individual influence of low self-control and risky lifestyles on victimization (Pratt, Turanovic, Fox & Wrigt, 2014; Schreck, Ousey, Fisher & Wilcox, 2012) not scrutinizing the relationship between low self-control and risky lifestyles. Second issue requiring more research is related to sex differences in correlates of victimization. The purpose of the current study is to address these two issues central to the understanding of victimization. First, the current study extends prior research by examining the associations among prior victimization, low self-control, risky lifestyles, and future victimization. Second, this study explores sex differences/similarities in the relationships among them. To the end three-year longitudinal data of Korea Youth Panel Survey are used.

Authors

• Youngoh Jo, Korean Institute of Criminology

• Bora Lee, The College at Brockport