%0 Journal Article
%T Assessing Two Measurements of Self
%A Wing Hong Chui
%A Xue Weng
%J Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice
%@ 1552-5406
%D 2018
%R 10.1177/1043986218761932
%X The purpose of the present study is to examine the theoretical efficiency of HirschiĄ¯s reconceptualization of self-control in two groups of Chinese adolescents. The study also incorporates the well-established attitudinal scale from Grasmick et al. to examine whether there are any differences in the explanatory power between the two self-control scales among a comparison group of Chinese adolescents (N = 2,048). Structural equation modeling is applied to investigate the underlying theoretical structure of the self-control construct and the robustness of the scales across diverse samples. Our results provide evidence that GrasmickĄ¯s attitudinal scale has more explanatory power than that of HirschiĄ¯s revised measure in predicting Chinese juvenile delinquency. Both measures show a better model fit in the offender sample than in the student counterparts. Our empirical test provides solid evidence for GrasmickĄ¯s attitudinal scale as a consistent predictor of Chinese juvenile delinquency compared with HirschiĄ¯s revised measure. Theoretical and empirical directions for future research are discussed
%K self-control
%K social bonds
%K Hirschi (2004)
%K Grasmick et al. (1993)
%K Chinese juvenile delinquency
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1043986218761932