Developmental Trajectories of Self-Control: Assessing the Stability Hypothesis

A key proposition of Gottfredson and Hirschi's (1990) self-control theory is the stability hypothesis which suggests that an individual's level of self-control, once established between the ages of 8-10, is stable over the life course. Empirical results from examinations of the stability...

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Main Author: Ray, James Vance
Format: Others
Published: Scholar Commons 2011
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Online Access:http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/3306
http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4501&context=etd