The Interconnection between Intellectual Achievement and Self-Control

Criminal Justice and Behavior

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 80-94

  Boisvert, Danielle ^a   Stadler, William ^b   Vaske, Jamie ^c   Wright, John P ^d   Nelson, Matthew ^e  

^a SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CERNER CORPORATION   (United States)

^c WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^e GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

general theory of crime; intellectual achievement; PSID; self control

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871245339     PISSN: 00938548     EISSN: 15523594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093854812453129     Document Type: Article

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