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Testing stability of self-control over time among South Korean Youth using semi-parametric group-based modeling.

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Title: Testing stability of self-control over time among South Korean Youth using semi-parametric group-based modeling.
Authors: Park, Hyunmin1 (AUTHOR) hyunminpark@kakao.com, Lee, Wanhee2 (AUTHOR) davincicode@dongguk.edu, Park, Sangjin2 (AUTHOR) idsjsj2@dongguk.edu, Lee, Junhyoung2 (AUTHOR) up752147@myport.ac.uk, Kang, Soyoung3 (AUTHOR) byouljjong@naver.com, Jung, Jaehoon4 (AUTHOR)
Source: Children & Youth Services Review. Jul2023, Vol. 150, pN.PAG-N.PAG. 1p.
Subject Terms: *Psychology of school children, *Longitudinal method, Self-control, Social theory, Time, Multiple regression analysis, Questionnaires
Geographic Terms: South Korea
Abstract: • The purpose of this study was to examine stability postulate of the self-control theory. • The current study used six-wave panel data of the Korean Children & Youth Panel Survey (KCYPS), which measured self-control of elementary school students at one year each of time points. • The test of relative stability hypothesis comprises four analyses of data: correlations, individual change scores, SGM (Semi-parametric Group-based Modeling), and Multinomial Logistic Regression. • Results revealed that the hypothesis of self-control stability was not strongly supported by the longitudinal data. • Based on prior empirical research and this study's finding, more research is needed to determine the stability of self-control. Gottfredson and Hirschi argued the self-control theory in A General Theory of Crime (1990). Since then, many studies have examined the central proposition of low self-control as the cause of criminal behavior with cross-sectional data. However, few research studies have tested other stability propositions that low self-control is stable across the life-course and that once it is established at age 8 to 10, it remains relatively stable regardless of life changes. The purpose of this study was to examine stability postulate of the self-control theory. The current study used six-wave panel data of the Korean Children & Youth Panel Survey (KCYPS), which measured self-control of elementary school students at one year each of time points. The test of relative stability hypothesis comprises four analyses of data: correlations, individual change scores, SGM (Semi-parametric Group-based Modeling), and Multinomial Logistic Regression. Results revealed that the hypothesis of self-control stability was not strongly supported by the longitudinal data. Based on prior empirical research and this study's finding, more research is needed to determine the stability of self-control. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:• The purpose of this study was to examine stability postulate of the self-control theory. • The current study used six-wave panel data of the Korean Children & Youth Panel Survey (KCYPS), which measured self-control of elementary school students at one year each of time points. • The test of relative stability hypothesis comprises four analyses of data: correlations, individual change scores, SGM (Semi-parametric Group-based Modeling), and Multinomial Logistic Regression. • Results revealed that the hypothesis of self-control stability was not strongly supported by the longitudinal data. • Based on prior empirical research and this study's finding, more research is needed to determine the stability of self-control. Gottfredson and Hirschi argued the self-control theory in A General Theory of Crime (1990). Since then, many studies have examined the central proposition of low self-control as the cause of criminal behavior with cross-sectional data. However, few research studies have tested other stability propositions that low self-control is stable across the life-course and that once it is established at age 8 to 10, it remains relatively stable regardless of life changes. The purpose of this study was to examine stability postulate of the self-control theory. The current study used six-wave panel data of the Korean Children & Youth Panel Survey (KCYPS), which measured self-control of elementary school students at one year each of time points. The test of relative stability hypothesis comprises four analyses of data: correlations, individual change scores, SGM (Semi-parametric Group-based Modeling), and Multinomial Logistic Regression. Results revealed that the hypothesis of self-control stability was not strongly supported by the longitudinal data. Based on prior empirical research and this study's finding, more research is needed to determine the stability of self-control. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:01907409
DOI:10.1016/j.childyouth.2023.106952