청소년 비행에 영향을 미치는 자기통제와 기회: 개인적·환경적 기회요인의 통합

Based on the Self-Control Theory, this study researched on the effects of self-control and opportunity factors on delinquency. Specifically, the Self-Control Theory explains that the relationship between criminality and crime is statistic and therefore, the ‘opportunity’ variable other than self-control can influence crime. Gottfredson and Hirschi (2003) described self-control and opportunity have dependent relationships. However, each type of opportunity factor will have independent relationship with self-control. Therefore, this study classified the opportunity factors as individual factor that may arise as a result of self-control and environmental factor that is independent from self-control. In addition, in the relationship between self-control and delinquency, we designed individual opportunity factors as parameters and environmental opportunity factors as moderators and analyzed moderated mediating model that the environmental opportunity factors moderated mediation effect of self-control on delinquency through individual opportunity factors. The results found that individual opportunity factors mediate the effect of self-control on delinquency, and that environmental opportunity factors are statistically significant to control these intermediaries. Finally, we discussed the interpretation of the analysis results and policy implications.