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Parental Efficacy, Self-Control, and Delinquency: a Test of a General Theory of Crime on a Nationally Representative Sample of Youth
Dina Perrone
School of Criminal Justice Rutgers University-Newark Newark, New Jersey 07102 USA
Christopher J. Sullivan
School of Criminal Justice Rutgers University-Newark Newark, New Jersey 07102 USA
Travis C. Pratt
Department of Political Science/Criminal Justice Washington State University Pullman, Washington 99164-4880 USA
Satenik Margaryan
School of Criminal Justice Rutgers University-Newark Newark, New Jersey 07102 USA
Criminologists have recently begun examining Gottfredson and Hirschi’s (1990) proposition that parenting is the primary influence on children’s levels of self-control. The few existing studies on the subject, however, have typically been based on small, nonrandom samples. The current study examines the relationships between parental efficacy, self-control, and delinquent behavior using data from a nationally representative sample of adolescents (the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health). The results indicate that although parental efficacy is an important precursor to self-control, contrary to Gottfredson and Hirschi’s proposition, self-control does not completely mediate the relationship between parental efficacy and delinquency. The implications for future research and theoretical development are discussed.
Key Words: self-control • general theory of crime • Gottfredson • Hirschi • adolescence • delinquency • parental efficacy • peers
International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, Vol. 48, No. 3,
298-312 (2004)
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X03262513
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