Using an expanded measure of self-control to predict delinquency

Psychology, Crime and Law

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 519-536

  Wiebe, Richard P ^a  

^a FITCHBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Delinquency; Diligence; Neutralization; Personality and crime; Self control

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748568130     PISSN: 1068316X     EISSN: 14772744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10683160500254953     Document Type: Article

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