John J Gibbs
Biographic Data
| ID | 6029867 |
|---|---|
| NAME | John J Gibbs |
| GIVEN NAMES | John J |
| FAMILY NAME | Gibbs |
| SIGNATURE | GIBBS J J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1982 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Parental Management and Self-Control
A self-report instrument that included a parental management scale, a self-control scale, and measures of deviance was administered to 289 university students. Models based on Gottfredson and Hirschi's general theory were tested by using path analysis. The analysis generally supported Gottfredson and Hirschi's theory, and suggested the usefulness of a measure of self-control that includes cognitive, affective, and behavioral aspects
Making peace with books
Many have argued that peacemaking or peace work should be more than an intellectual experience—it should be a way of life, reflected in our daily activities, in order to truly have meaning. Because school work is (or should be) a major part of every student's life, it is a natural place to introduce students to this approach. If they can see the benefits of adopting, on a small scale, more peaceful approaches to the way they complete their school…
Self-control and its manifestations among university students
This article presents an empirical test of Gottfredson and Hirschi's general theory of crime. Measures of crime equivalents were regressed on a measure of self-control and other relevant independent variables to determine their independent effects. Self-control was found to have the strongest effect.
Peace from moment to moment
We must change our consciousness at the individual level if we want to spawn and sustain peace at any level. To promote peace in criminal‐justice or other systems, peacemakers must adopt an individual approach, that is spiritually based and ideologically free. We can see these truths best from a Buddhist perspective, which confirms much of what has been written about fields such as peacemaking criminology. Buddhism has also been gaining popularit…
Problems and priorities
Measuring the needs and satisfaction of probationers
Measuring the needs and satisfaction of probationers
Problems and priorities
Self-control and its manifestations among university students
This article presents an empirical test of Gottfredson and Hirschi's general theory of crime. Measures of crime equivalents were regressed on a measure of self-control and other relevant independent variables to determine their independent effects. Self-control was found to have the strongest effect.
Peace from moment to moment
We must change our consciousness at the individual level if we want to spawn and sustain peace at any level. To promote peace in criminal‐justice or other systems, peacemakers must adopt an individual approach, that is spiritually based and ideologically free. We can see these truths best from a Buddhist perspective, which confirms much of what has been written about fields such as peacemaking criminology. Buddhism has also been gaining popularit…
Making peace with books
Many have argued that peacemaking or peace work should be more than an intellectual experience—it should be a way of life, reflected in our daily activities, in order to truly have meaning. Because school work is (or should be) a major part of every student's life, it is a natural place to introduce students to this approach. If they can see the benefits of adopting, on a small scale, more peaceful approaches to the way they complete their school…
Parental Management and Self-Control
A self-report instrument that included a parental management scale, a self-control scale, and measures of deviance was administered to 289 university students. Models based on Gottfredson and Hirschi's general theory were tested by using path analysis. The analysis generally supported Gottfredson and Hirschi's theory, and suggested the usefulness of a measure of self-control that includes cognitive, affective, and behavioral aspects
Political science (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Criminology (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Crime Patterns and Interventions (2 works) · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works)