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The Effects of Individual Differences on the Perceived Risks and Rewards of Offending: A Meta-analysis

Altikriti, Sultan
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2250-7393
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1627667272602079

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2021, PhD, University of Cincinnati, Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services: Criminal Justice.
The rational choice perspective has a storied history dating back to the enlightenment period of the 1700s. In criminology, the perspective has undergone several revisions, testing, and iterations. One of the more recent lines of research in this perspective is the merger of individual factors with perceptions of risk and reward. With some exceptions, the rational choice perspective has traditionally viewed offenders as rational beings who deliberate over the risks and rewards of crime. Several lines of research, however, have illustrated the influence of individual differences on the assumed rational processes. Although expanding, the conflicting body of research on the influence of individual traits on risk and reward has yet to arrive at a consensus. The current project subjects this body of research to a meta-analysis to address a) whether individual differences, as a whole, affect perceptions of risk and reward, b) which specific individual differences influence perceptions of risk and reward, and c) the aspects of study design that influence the associations between individual differences and perceptions of risk and reward. Overall, the meta-analytic results from n = 178 estimates derived from k = 22 studies suggested that several individual differences influence perceptions of risk, social costs, and rewards. Pooled estimates of individual differences with fewer constituent estimates, however, were more varied and often not significant, suggesting the need for more research for those particular topics to derive more precise estimates. Additionally, the results suggested that individual differences have more of an impact on perceptions of risk among younger samples and less of an impact on rewards among older samples. These distinctions converge with research on adolescent development and desistance theories. The implications of the current project include summarizing a body of research that has yet to be systematically assessed, informing broad criminal justice policies that rely on deterring offenders, and providing a path for future research on the influences of perceptions of risk and reward.
Joseph Nedelec, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
J.C. Barnes, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Christopher Sullivan, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Kyle Thomas, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
101 p.
Criminology
Rational Choice; Individual Differences; Integrated Theory; Meta-analysis

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  • Altikriti, S. (2021). The Effects of Individual Differences on the Perceived Risks and Rewards of Offending: A Meta-analysis [Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1627667272602079

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Altikriti, Sultan. The Effects of Individual Differences on the Perceived Risks and Rewards of Offending: A Meta-analysis. 2021. University of Cincinnati, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1627667272602079.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Altikriti, Sultan. "The Effects of Individual Differences on the Perceived Risks and Rewards of Offending: A Meta-analysis." Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1627667272602079

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