Individual items such as risk-taking tendencies or impulsivity predict offending better than does the overall scale that contains several items of self-control.

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Research suggests that specific traits like risk-taking or impulsivity can be more directly linked to offending behavior than a broader, composite measure of self-control, which may dilute the predictive power of individual traits.

Individual Items Such as Risk-Taking Tendencies or Impulsivity Predict Offending