Thornton W E
Adolescence. 1982 Winter;17(68):749-68.
Exploring the deviant behavior of males and females, criminologists have linked masculine and feminine gender traits to differences observed in their patterns of delinquency. This study sought: (1) to determine whether or not masculine and feminine traits relate to the self-reported delinquencies of males and females, and (2) to assess the relationship between gender traits and delinquency when opportunity and social control variables are controlled. The data suggest a lack of relationship between gender traits and delinquency as measured by frequency and type. Simultaneous controls, however, indicate that the social control and opportunity variables relate moderately to frequency of delinquency and to social, property and aggressive types of delinquency for males and females.
在探索男性和女性的越轨行为时，犯罪学家将男性和女性的性别特征与他们在犯罪模式中观察到的差异联系起来。本研究旨在：（1）确定男性和女性的性别特征是否与他们自我报告的犯罪行为相关；（2）在控制机会和社会控制变量的情况下，评估性别特征与犯罪行为之间的关系。数据表明，从频率和类型衡量，性别特征与犯罪行为之间缺乏关联。然而，同时进行的控制表明，社会控制和机会变量与男性和女性犯罪行为的频率以及社会、财产和攻击性犯罪类型存在一定程度的关联。
