Abstract
This study compared the Five-Factor and HEXACO personality correlates of two common self-control constructs - Tangney self-control and Grasmick self-control - and their relations with delinquency. In both a student and a community sample, conscientiousness (mainly the prudence facet) was the most consistent and strongest correlate of both constructs. HEXACO honesty-humility was an important correlate of Grasmick self-control but not of Tangney self-control. Additionally, honesty-humility (mainly the fairness facet) was the most consistent predictor of delinquency, whereas the two self-control scales differed in the extent to which they predicted delinquency across samples.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 756-760 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Personality and individual differences |
Volume | 54 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Apr 2013 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Big Five
- Conscientiousness
- Delinquency
- Five-Factor model
- HEXACO
- Honesty-humility
- Self-control