General Power-Control Theory of Women

Although Grasmick, Hagan, Blackwell, and Arneklev
(1996) expanded general power-control theory to
include both pro- and anti-social risky behaviors
more than ten years ago, there have been no
empirical tests of the theory to date. The current
investigation tested a comprehensive model of
general power-control theory using four different
South Korean samples: women who enter traditionally
male-dominated occupations (police officers and
physicians), female prison inmates, and women
incarcerated for intimate partner killing.
Multigroup SEM approach was used to compare group
means of latent constructs. The findings related to
women s patriarchal attitudes and risk preference
support the general power-control theory which focus
on both pro- and anti-social risky behaviors, but
the ones related to patriarchy of the family of
origin support Hagan s original power-control theory
focusing on only anti-social risky behaviors.

Autorentext
Bitna Kim is the Assistant Professor, Criminology Department, at Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP). She received her Ph.D. from the College of Criminal Justice at Sam Houston State University. Specific areas of interest include statistics, gender issues in CJ system, intimate partner homicide, and hate crimes.

Klappentext
Although Grasmick, Hagan, Blackwell, and Arneklev (1996) expanded general power-control theory to include both pro- and anti-social risky behaviors more than ten years ago, there have been no empirical tests of the theory to date. The current investigation tested a comprehensive model of general power-control theory using four different South Korean samples: women who enter traditionally male-dominated occupations (police officers and physicians), female prison inmates, and women incarcerated for intimate partner killing. Multigroup SEM approach was used to compare group means of latent constructs. The findings related to women's patriarchal attitudes and risk preference support the general power-control theory which focus on both pro- and anti-social risky behaviors, but the ones related to patriarchy of the family of origin support Hagan's original power-control theory focusing on only anti-social risky behaviors.