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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Exploring the Role of Self-Control Across Distinct Patterns of Cyber-Deviance in Emerging Adolescence |
Author: | Whitten, T. Cale, J. Brewer, R. Logos, K. Holt, T.J. Goldsmith, A. |
Citation: | International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 2024; 1-20 |
Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
Issue Date: | 2024 |
ISSN: | 0306-624X 1552-6933 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Tyson Whitten, Jesse Cale, Russell Brewer, Katie Logos, Thomas J. Holt, and Andrew Goldsmith |
Abstract: | A disproportionally large number of adolescents engage in cyber-deviance. However, it is unclear if distinct patterns of adolescent cyber-deviance are evident, and if so, whether and to what extent low self-control is associated with different patterns of cyber-deviance. The current study addressed this research gap by examining the relationship between self-control and distinct latent classes of adolescent cyberdeviance net of potential confounders among a cross-sectional sample of 1793 South Australian adolescents. Four latent classes were identified, each characterized by varying probabilities of involvement in six types of cyber-deviance that were measured. The versatile class (n = 413) had the lowest average level of self-control, followed by the harmful content users (n = 439) and digital piracy (n = 356) classes, with the abstainer class (n = 585) characterized by the highest self-control. Analysis of covariance indicated that the abstainer group had significantly higher self-control than other classes of cyber-deviance. Although the versatile class had noticeably lower average self-control scores than the harmful content users and digital piracy groups, this difference was not significant after correcting for multiple comparisons. Collectively, these findings suggest that self-control appears to distinguish between those who do and do not engage in cyber-deviance but may not distinguish between distinct patterns of cyber-deviance net of other factors. |
Keywords: | adolescent cyber-deviance general theory of crime latent class analysis self-control |
Description: | First published online January 4, 2024. OnlinePubl |
Rights: | © The Author(s) 2024. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Lficense (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) which permits any use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access pages (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage). |
DOI: | 10.1177/0306624x231220011 |
Grant ID: | http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP170103538 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0306624x231220011 |
Appears in Collections: | Research Outputs |
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