청소년비행에서 개인성향요인과 사회학습요인들의 조건적 효과 : 두 이론의 검증

This study tries to construct a model from both general and social learning theories, which have been supported in previous studies and test a conditioning effect of low self-control on delinquency by social learning variables. This study tests not only independent effects of low self-control and social learning variables such as differential association, delinquent attitude or definition, and differential reinforcement, but also interaction effects between low self-control and social learning variables. Using data from 715 male and female middle school students in Seoul, results show that low self-control, differential association, and delinquent attitude have significant independent effects, but the effects of differential reinforcement variables are not significant. In addition, it is found that both interaction effects between low self-control and differential association with delinquent peers and between low self-control and delinquent attitude are significant, but interaction effects between low self-control and other social learning variables are not significant. In general, those results support our hypotheses. That is, low self-control has a significant effect on delinquency when social learning variables are high.