Gender,Low Self-Control,and Violent Victimization |
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Authors: | Jeffrey T. Ward Kathleen A. Fox Marie Skubak Tillyer Jodi Lane |
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Affiliation: | 1. University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA;2. Arizona State University, Phoenix, Arizona, USA;3. University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA |
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Abstract: | Prior research demonstrates that men generally experience higher levels of violent victimization relative to women. Using a high-risk sample of jail inmates, the present study draws on the core ideas from the self-control and societal norms toward the treatment of women literatures to examine the main and interactive effects of gender and self-control on violent victimization. Results indicate that gender and self-control both exhibit main effects on violent victimization net of control variables and that gender and self-control interact such that the gender gap in violent victimization disappears among men and women with low levels of self-control. We discuss the implications of our findings for theory, policy, and future research. |
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