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  • Does Low Self-Control Predict Fictitious Drug Use and Untruthfulness?

    Author(s)
    Meldrum, Ryan C
    Piquero, Alex R
    Clark, Jim
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Piquero, Alex R.
    Year published
    2013
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    Abstract
    This study tests Hirschi and Gottfredson's (1993) argument that self-control is related to survey response patterns. It is hypothesized that individuals who are low in self-control will be less likely to provide honest answers in survey research, a critical but untested question with respect to the general theory. Data from approximately 1,600 high school students in a Southeastern U.S. state are used to examine the relationship between low self-control and self-reported indicators of fictitious drug use and honesty when completing a survey questionnaire dealing with deviant behavior. Findings indicate that low self-control ...
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    This study tests Hirschi and Gottfredson's (1993) argument that self-control is related to survey response patterns. It is hypothesized that individuals who are low in self-control will be less likely to provide honest answers in survey research, a critical but untested question with respect to the general theory. Data from approximately 1,600 high school students in a Southeastern U.S. state are used to examine the relationship between low self-control and self-reported indicators of fictitious drug use and honesty when completing a survey questionnaire dealing with deviant behavior. Findings indicate that low self-control is significantly related to reports of having used a fictitious drug and having been untruthful when completing a survey questionnaire, suggesting that the reliability of survey research may depend on individual traits such as low self-control.
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    Journal Title
    Deviant Behavior
    Volume
    34
    Issue
    3
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1080/01639625.2012.707555
    Subject
    Causes and prevention of crime
    Sociology
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/56847
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