Correlates of self-control: An empirical test of self-control theory

Journal of Crime and Justice

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 89-110

  Deng, Xiaogang ^a   Zhang, Lening ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^b Saint Francis College   (India)

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EID: 85009624463     PISSN: 0735648X     EISSN: 21589119     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0735648X.1998.9721602     Document Type: Article

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