ABSTRACT In the current study, by drawing on the literature concerning peer deviance and criminological social learning theory, and on theory and research concerning cultural variability in uncertainty avoidance, we offer a rationale for predicting that peer deviance will be lower among Japanese than among Americans. The lower level of peer deviance among Japanese, in turn, might explain why crime and deviant behaviour are less common in Japan compared to the United States. Analyses of comparable survey data from college students in Japan and the United States (N = 1271) provide strong support for our hypothesis.

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日美学生越轨程度差异：同伴越轨的影响

摘要 在目前的研究中，通过借鉴有关同伴越轨行为和犯罪学社会学习理论的文献，以及关于不确定性规避中的文化变异性的理论和研究，我们提供了一个理论来预测日本人的同伴越轨行为将低于美国人。反过来，日本人较低的同龄人偏差可能解释了为什么与美国相比，日本的犯罪和越轨行为不那么普遍。对日本和美国大学生（N = 1271）的可比调查数据的分析为我们的假设提供了强有力的支持。