کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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882833 | 912026 | 2013 | 11 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |

• Genetic factors influence low self-control in adolescence and adulthood
• Genetic factors influence cigarette smoking in adolescence and adulthood
• Genetic factors influence alcohol use in adolescence and adulthood
• Genetic factors influence marijuana use in early adolescence and adulthood
• Common genetic and environmental factors operate on self-control and substance use
PurposeThe current study seeks to examine the relationship between low self-control and cigarette smoking, alcohol use, and marijuana use in adolescence and adulthood using behavioral genetic methodology.MethodsUsing a subsample of twin pairs from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health), the current study estimates the genetic and environmental overlap between low self-control and substance use (or problems associated with substance use) across four waves of data collection.ResultsThe overall pattern of results suggests that genetic factors explain a moderate proportion of the variance in low self-control and substance use in both adolescence and adulthood. Furthermore, bivariate genetic analyses reveal that the correlation between low self-control and substance use is due, for the most part, to common genetic and nonshared environmental factors.ConclusionsThe current study adds to a growing body of biosocial research on self-control and its relationship to criminal and analogous behaviors. The implications of our findings for the general theory of crime are discussed.
Journal: Journal of Criminal Justice - Volume 41, Issue 4, July–August 2013, Pages 262–272