Graduation Year
2016
Document Type
Thesis
Degree
Ph.D.
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Degree Granting Department
Criminology
Major Professor
John K. Cochran, Ph.D.
Co-Major Professor
Christine S. Sellers, Ph.D.
Committee Member
Shayne Jones, Ph.D.
Committee Member
Ráchael A. Powers, Ph.D.
Keywords
general theory of crime, gender comparisons, intimate partner violence, structural equation modeling
Abstract
This study focuses on the interrelationships between gender, self-control and intimate partner violence (IPV). The sample consists of 960 undergraduate and graduate university students who are currently in a dating relationship. A series of bivariate and multivariate analyses are used to: 1) determine if self-control and IPV vary across gender and 2) assess the effect of gender on the relationship between self-control and IPV. Overall, results provide partial support for Gottfredson and Hirschi’s (1990) general theory of crime. Self-control operated similarly on IPV for both males and females, supporting the gender-neutrality of their theory. However, the gender gap in crime, as it relates to self-control, remains in question as females were more likely than males to commit more types of IPV. The implications of these findings, limitations of the current study, and directions for future research are discussed.
Scholar Commons Citation
Gulledge, Laura Marie, "The Role of Gender in Self-Control and Intimate Partner Violence" (2016). USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/etd/6246
