Bruce J Arneklev

Biographic Data

ID242853
NAMEBruce J Arneklev
GIVEN NAMESBruce J
FAMILY NAMEArneklev
SIGNATUREARNEKLEV B J
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Oklahoma
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS10
TOTAL CITATIONS48
WORKS AS AUTHOR10
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1993
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2023
H-INDEX2

  • Self-Control and Curiosity

    Bruce J ArneklevARTICLEDeviant Behavior2023References: 122

    We conducted an empirical test of Gottfredson and Hirschi's, 1990 A General Theory of Crime in this exploratory study to introduce the concept of curiosity to criminological theory. Specifically, we tested whether self-control was significantly associated with curiosity and whether curiosity significantly predicted a crime/deviance index beyond the effects of self-control. An original eight item curiosity scale was created that measured both an a…

  • Over Ethics

    Open AccessDawn L Rothe, Dave Kauzlarich et al.ARTICLECritical Criminology2022References: 7

  • Testing Gottfredson and Hirschi’s “low self-control” stability hypothesis

    Open AccessBruce J Arneklev, John K Cochran et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Criminal…1998

  • Risk Preferences and Patriarchy

    Harold G Grasmick, J Hagan et al.ARTICLESocial Forces1996Cited by: 20

    Power-control theory, at its most abstract level, links gender differences in risk preference to patriarchal family structures. In previous studies, direct tests have focused on adolescent delinquency, which is a specific form of risk-taking, and have used measures of risk preference specific to delinquency. In the present article, we introduce evidence for more general power-control theory hypotheses by employing a more global measure of risk pr…

  • Is the Religiosity-Delinquency Relationship Spurious? A Test of Arousal and Social Control Theories

    Open AccessJohn K Cochran, Peter B Wood et al.ARTICLEJournal of Research in Crime and…1994

    Criminologists have long observed an inverse relationship between personal religiosity and self-reported delinquency. However, some scholars would argue that the observed relationship is spurious. Two claims of spuriousness dominate. First, arousal theory argues that individuals vary in their demand for arousal. Those requiring high levels of stimulation are said to be bored with church but aroused by delinquency. Likewise, those who require less…

  • Risk-Taking and Self-Control

    Peter B Wood, Betty Pfefferbaum et al.ARTICLEJournal of Crime and Justice1993

    Analysis presented provides strong support for considering individual differences along personality dimensions to predict self-reported delinquency. The paper provides an explicit test of the Gottfredson and Hirschi concept of self-control and its utility in explaining variation in interpersonal delinquency, theft, vandalism, legal substance use, illegal substance use, and impnident behaviors. Multivariate analysis demonstrates that while the pre…

  • Testing the Core Empirical Implications of Gottfredson and Hirschi's General Theory of Crime

    Open AccessHarold G Grasmick, Charles R Tittle et al.ARTICLEJournal of Research in Crime and…1993

    In A General Theory of Crime, Gottfredson and Hirschi propose that low self-control, in interaction with criminal opportunity, is the major cause of crime. The research reported in this article attempts to test this argument while closely following the nominal definitions presented by Gottfredson and Hirschi. A factor analysis of items designed to measure low self-control is consistent with their contention that the trait is unidimensional. Furth…

  • Low self-control and imprudent behavior

    Open AccessBruce J Arneklev, Harold G Grasmick et al.ARTICLEJournal of Quantitative Criminology1993

  • Reduction in Drunk Driving as a Response to Increased Threats of Shame, Embarrassment, and Legal Sanctions

    Open AccessHarold G Grasmick, Robert J Bursik et al.ARTICLECriminology1993Cited by: 28References: 22

    In a recent paper we proposed a strategy for incorporating threats of shame and embarrassment, along with the threat of legal sanctions, into a rational choice perspective on illegal behavior. In this paper we use that approach in an attempt to account for a reduction in self‐reported drunk driving observed in a community between identical surveys conducted in 1982 and 1990. The interval between the two surveys was a period of intense legislative…

  • Macro-Social Determinants of the Racial Composition of Major League Baseball Teams

    Mitchell B Chamlin, Bruce J ArneklevARTICLESociological Focus1993References: 5

    Drawing on rational choice and conflict theories, this research examines the influence of several race-related variables on the racial composition of major league baseball teams for the decennial years 1960 and 1970. Taken together, the findings reveal that the effects of the racial and economic composition of SMSAs on the percentage of white starting positional players are era specific. During times of relative calm in race relations, the percen…