Based on self-control and social bonds theories, this meta-analysis tests the links between low self-control, social bonds (academic bonds), and deviant behaviors. To reduce the heterogeneity, we confined ourselves to the academic bonds and excluded social bonds regarding family, religion, work, and peers. This research includes 32 studies (N = 107,046). The results show that the effect of academic bonds on deviant behaviors remains significant and does not disappear when the role of low self-control is controlled (β = −0.15, p < .05). This finding is inconsistent with self-control theory speculated that the strength of social bonds is determined by self-control, more so than bonds having an independent influence on deviant behaviors. We also reveal that self-control directly (β = 0.29, p < .05) and indirectly, via its association with academic bonds (β = 0.05, p < .05), affects deviant behaviors (i.e., the relation between low self-control and deviant behaviors is partially mediated by academic bonds). It verifies that the theoretical knowledge of the links between self-control and social bonds needs to be integrated into one explanatory model. Future meta-analyses should address family, peer, work, religious bonds to provide further insights into the nexus between self-control and social bonds theories.

基于自我控制和社会纽带理论，这项荟萃分析测试了低自我控制、社会纽带（学术纽带）和越轨行为之间的联系。为了减少异质性，我们将自己局限于学术纽带，排除了家庭、宗教、工作和同龄人的社会纽带。这项研究包括 32 项研究 ( N  = 107,046)。结果表明，当低自我控制的作用得到控制时，学业纽带对越轨行为的影响仍然显着并且不会消失（β  = -0.15，p < .05)。这一发现与自我控制理论不一致，后者推测社会纽带的强度是由自我控制决定的，而不是对越轨行为具有独立影响的纽带。我们还揭示了自我控制直接（β  = 0.29，p  < .05）和间接通过与学术纽带的关联（β  = 0.05，p < .05)，影响越轨行为（即，低自我控制和越轨行为之间的关系部分地由学业纽带介导）。它验证了自我控制和社会纽带之间联系的理论知识需要整合到一个解释模型中。未来的荟萃分析应该解决家庭、同伴、工作、宗教纽带，以进一步了解自我控制和社会纽带理论之间的关系。