During the emergence of the legal socialization field, the obligation to obey the law was central in theoretical and empirical approaches. Scholars in the last 50 years often noted that the obligation to obey the law (OOL) is vital for compliance, yet studies rarely empirically examined factors that promote the OOL. This study used data from 1000 adults stratified sampled to be nationally representative of the United States to examine how personal characteristics (i.e., impulsivity and morality), perceptions of the nonlegal social context (i.e., social bonds, teacher legitimacy, and parent legitimacy), and perceptions of the legal system context (i.e., deterrence and police procedural justice, distributive justice, bias, and legitimacy) are associated with the OOL. The results indicated that impulsivity, teacher legitimacy, deterrence, and perceptions of police legitimacy and bias were associated with the OOL. Implications for the next 50 years of legal socialization research are discussed.

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法律社会化：理解遵守法律的义务

在法律社会化领域出现期间，遵守法律的义务是理论和经验方法的核心。过去 50 年的学者经常指出遵守法律的义务 (OOL) 对合规至关重要，但研究很少对促进 OOL 的因素进行实证检验。这项研究使用了来自 1000 名成年人的分层抽样数据，以代表美国的全国性，以检查个人特征（即冲动和道德）、对非法律社会背景的看法（即社会纽带、教师合法性和父母合法性），和对法律制度背景的看法（即威慑和警察程序正义、分配正义、偏见和合法性）与 OOL 相关。结果表明，冲动性、教师合法性、威慑、对警察合法性和偏见的看法与 OOL 相关。讨论了对未来 50 年法律社会化研究的影响。