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https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-22859| Publication type: | Article in scientific journal |
| Type of review: | Peer review (publication) |
| Title: | Does empathy attenuate the criminogenic effect of low self-control in late life? |
| Authors: | Hirtenlehner, Helmut Trivedi-Bateman, Neema Baier, Dirk Strohmeier, Dagmar |
| et. al: | No |
| DOI: | 10.1080/01924036.2021.1955219 10.21256/zhaw-22859 |
| Published in: | International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice |
| Issue Date: | 18-Jul-2021 |
| Publisher / Ed. Institution: | Routledge |
| ISSN: | 0192-4036 2157-6475 |
| Language: | English |
| Subject (DDC): | 150: Psychology 364: Criminology |
| Abstract: | The present study investigates whether empathy shapes the criminogenic effect of low self-control in late adulthood. Based on the assumption that the capacity to understand and share the thoughts and emotions of other people moderates the significance of the capability to consider the distant consequences of behaviour on oneself, we posit that poor self-control is less consequential among senior citizens of high empathy. The results of a postal survey of 3,000 randomly selected older adults from Germany indicate that both low trait self-control and weak trait empathy increase offending in advanced age. Furthermore, the findings provide evidence of an interaction according to which the relationship between the risk-taking component of the self-control trait and criminal activity is stronger for older adults characterised by low empathy. Impulsivity, on the other hand, seems to mediate the association of empathy and offending in late life. |
| URI: | https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/22859 |
| Fulltext version: | Published version |
| License (according to publishing contract): | CC BY 4.0: Attribution 4.0 International |
| Departement: | Social Work |
| Organisational Unit: | Institute of Delinquency and Crime Prevention (IDK) |
| Appears in collections: | Publikationen Soziale Arbeit |
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Hirtenlehner, H., Trivedi-Bateman, N., Baier, D., & Strohmeier, D. (2021). Does empathy attenuate the criminogenic effect of low self-control in late life? International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice. https://doi.org/10.1080/01924036.2021.1955219
Hirtenlehner, H. et al. (2021) ‘Does empathy attenuate the criminogenic effect of low self-control in late life?’, International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice [Preprint]. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/01924036.2021.1955219.
H. Hirtenlehner, N. Trivedi-Bateman, D. Baier, and D. Strohmeier, “Does empathy attenuate the criminogenic effect of low self-control in late life?,” International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice, Jul. 2021, doi: 10.1080/01924036.2021.1955219.
HIRTENLEHNER, Helmut, Neema TRIVEDI-BATEMAN, Dirk BAIER und Dagmar STROHMEIER, 2021. Does empathy attenuate the criminogenic effect of low self-control in late life? International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice. 18 Juli 2021. DOI 10.1080/01924036.2021.1955219
Hirtenlehner, Helmut, Neema Trivedi-Bateman, Dirk Baier, and Dagmar Strohmeier. 2021. “Does Empathy Attenuate the Criminogenic Effect of Low Self-Control in Late Life?” International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice, July. https://doi.org/10.1080/01924036.2021.1955219.
Hirtenlehner, Helmut, et al. “Does Empathy Attenuate the Criminogenic Effect of Low Self-Control in Late Life?” International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice, July 2021, https://doi.org/10.1080/01924036.2021.1955219.
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