Social Work Theories

Social Learning Theory

Boman, J. H.,IV. (2013). Deterrence theory and peers: Do close friends perceive sanction certainty in a similar manner? American Journal of Criminal Justice, 38(2), 266-275. doi:10.1007/s12103-012-9172-4

Brauer, J. R. (2009). Testing social learning theory using reinforcement’s residue: A multilevel analysis of self-reported theft and marijuana use in the national youth survey. Criminology: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 47(3), 929-970. doi:10.1111/j.1745-9125.2009.00164.x

Brauer, J. R., & De Coster, S. (2015). Social relationships and delinquency: Revisiting parent and peer influence during adolescence. Youth & Society, 47(3), 374-394. doi:10.1177/0044118X12467655

Burruss, G. W., Bossler, A. M., & Holt, T. J. (2013). Assessing the mediation of a fuller social learning model on low self-control’s influence on software piracy. Crime & Delinquency, 59(8), 1157-1184. doi:10.1177/0011128712437915

Capece, M., & Lanza-Kaduce, L. (2013). Binge drinking among college students: A partial test of Akers’ social structure-social learning theory. American Journal of Criminal Justice, 38(4), 503-519. doi:10.1007/s12103-013-9208-4

Chavis, A. M. (2012). Social learning theory and behavioral therapy: Considering human behaviors within the social and cultural context of individuals and families. Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 22(1), 54-64. doi:10.1080/10911359.2011.598828

DeMartino, C. H., Rice, R. E., & Saltz, R. (2015). An applied test of the social learning theory of deviance to college alcohol use. Journal of Health Communication, 20(4), 479-490. doi:10.1080/10810730.2014.988384

Hartinger-Saunders, R., & Rine, C. M. (2011). The intersection of social process and social structure theories to address juvenile crime: Toward a collaborative intervention model. Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 21(8), 909-925. doi:10.1080/10911359.2011.588533

Heyes, C. (2016). Who knows? metacognitive social learning strategies. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 20(3), 204-213. doi:10.1016/j.tics.2015.12.007

Higgins, G. E., Fell, B. D., & Wilson, A. L. (2006). Digital piracy: Assessing the contributions of an integrated self-control theory and social learning theory using structural equation modeling. Criminal Justice Studies: A Critical Journal of Crime, Law & Society, 19(1), 3-22. doi:10.1080/14786010600615934

Hinduja, S., & Ingram, J. R. (2009). Social learning theory and music piracy: The differential role of online and offline peer influences. Criminal Justice Studies: A Critical Journal of Crime, Law & Society, 22(4), 405-420. doi:10.1080/14786010903358125

Holt, T. J., Bossler, A. M., & May, D. C. (2012). Low self-control, deviant peer associations, and juvenile cyberdeviance. American Journal of Criminal Justice, 37(3), 378-395. doi:10.1007/s12103-011-9117-3

Jennings, W. G., Higgins, G. E., Akers, R. L., Khey, D. N., & Dobrow, J. (2013). Examining the influence of delinquent peer association on the stability of self-control in late childhood and early adolescence: Toward an integrated theoretical model. Deviant Behavior, 34(5), 407-422. doi:10.1080/01639625.2012.735903

Johnson, M. D., & Bradbury, T. N. (2015). Contributions of social learning theory to the promotion of healthy relationships: Asset or liability? Journal of Family Theory & Review, 7(1), 13-27. doi:10.1111/jftr.12057

Kim, E., Akers, R. L., & Yun, M. (2013). A cross-cultural test of social structure and social learning: Alcohol use among South Korean adolescents. Deviant Behavior, 34(11), 895-915. doi:10.1080/01639625.2013.782787

Kolodinsky, J., & Reynolds, T. (2009). Segmentation of overweight Americans and opportunities for social marketing. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition & Physical Activity, 6, 1-11. doi:10.1186/1479-5868-6-13

Lam, S. K., Kraus, F., & Ahearne, M. (2010). The diffusion of market orientation throughout the organization: A social learning theory perspective. Journal of Marketing, 74(5), 61-79. doi:10.1509/jmkg.74.5.61

Maskaly, J., & Donner, C. M. (2015). A theoretical integration of social learning theory with terror management theory: Towards an explanation of police shootings of unarmed suspects. American Journal of Criminal Justice, 40(2), 205-224. doi:10.1007/s12103-015-9293-7

Matias, C., O’Connor, T. G., Futh, A., & Scott, S. (2014). Observational attachment theory-based parenting measures predict children’s attachment narratives independently from social learning theory-based measures. Attachment & Human Development, 16(1), 77-92. doi:10.1080/14616734.2013.851333

Morris, R. G., & Higgins, G. E. (2010). Criminological theory in the digital age: The case of social learning theory and digital piracy. Journal of Criminal Justice, 38(4), 470-480. doi:10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2010.04.016

Norman, L. B., & Ford, J. A. (2015). Adolescent ecstasy use: A test of social bonds and social learning theory. Deviant Behavior, 36(7), 527-538. doi:10.1080/01639625.2014.944072

O'Connor, T. G., Matias, C., Futh, A., Tantam, G., & Scott, S. (2013). Social learning theory parenting intervention promotes attachment-based caregiving in young children: Randomized clinical trial. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 42(3), 358-370.

Orcutt, J. D., & Schwabe, A. M. (2012). Gender, race/ethnicity, and deviant drinking: A longitudinal application of social structure and social learning theory. Sociological Spectrum, 32(1), 20-36. doi:10.1080/02732173.2012.628553

Park, H. S., & Shin, S. (2015). The role of the star player in a cohesive group. Small Group Research, 46(4), 415-430. doi:10.1177/1046496415587592

Pauwels, L., & De Waele, M. (2014). Youth involvement in politically motivated violence: Why do social integration, perceived legitimacy, and perceived discrimination matter? International Journal of Conflict & Violence, 8(1), 135-153.

Phua, J. (2011). The influence of peer norms and popularity on smoking and drinking behavior among college fraternity members: A social network analysis. Social Influence, 6(3), 153-168. doi:10.1080/15534510.2011.584445

Prather, W., & Golden, J. A. (2009). Learning and thinking: A behavioral treatise on abuse and antisocial behavior in young criminal offenders. International Journal of Behavioral Consultation and Therapy, 5(1), 75-105. doi:10.1037/h0100873

Rader, N. E., & Haynes, S. H. (2011). Gendered fear of crime socialization: An extension of Akers’s social learning theory. Feminist Criminology, 6(4), 291-307. doi:10.1177/1557085111408278

Schaefer, B. P., Vito, A. G., Marcum, C. D., Higgins, G. E., & Ricketts, M. L. (2015). Examining adolescent cocaine use with social learning and self-control theories. Deviant Behavior, 36(10), 823-833. doi:10.1080/01639625.2014.977178

Schaefer, B. P., Vito, A. G., Marcum, C. D., Higgins, G. E., & Ricketts, M. L. (2015). Heroin use among adolescents: A multi-theoretical examination. Deviant Behavior, 36(2), 101-112. doi:10.1080/01639625.2014.910066

Seddig, D. (2014). Peer group association, the acceptance of norms and violent behaviour: A longitudinal analysis of reciprocal effects. European Journal of Criminology, 11(3), 319-339. doi:10.1177/1477370813496704

Seehagen, S., & Herbert, J. S. (2011). Infant imitation from televised peer and adult models. Infancy, 16(2), 113-136. doi:10.1111/j.1532-7078.2010.00045.x

Shifrer, D., & Sutton, A. (2014). Region-urbanicity differences in locus of control: Social disadvantage, structure, or cultural exceptionalism? Sociological Inquiry, 84(4), 570-600. doi:10.1111/soin.12046

Shoenberger, N., Heckert, A., & Heckert, D. (2015). Labeling, social learning, and positive deviance: A look at high achieving students. Deviant Behavior, 36(6), 474-491. doi:10.1080/01639625.2014.944066

Slattery, T. L., & Meyers, S. A. (2014). Contextual predictors of adolescent antisocial behavior: The developmental influence of family, peer, and neighborhood factors. Child & Adolescent Social Work Journal, 31(1), 39-59. doi:10.1007/s10560-013-0309-1

Trip, S., Bora, C., Sipos-Gug, S., Tocai, I., Gradinger, P., Yanagida, T., & Strohmeier, D. (2015). Bullying prevention in schools by targeting cognitions, emotions, and behavior: Evaluating the effectiveness of the REBE-ViSC program. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 62(4), 732-740. doi:10.1037/cou0000084; 10.1037/cou0000084.supp (Supplemental)

Trujillo, E. M., Suárez, D. E., Lema, M., & Londoño, A. (2015). How adolescents learn about risk perception and behavior in regards to alcohol use in light of social learning theory: A qualitative study in bogotá, colombia. International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health, 27(1), 3-9.

Vogel, M., & Keith, S. (2015). Vicarious peer victimization and adolescent violence: Unpacking the effects of social learning, general strain, and peer group selection. Deviant Behavior, 36(10), 834-852. doi:10.1080/01639625.2014.977187

Waaktaar, T., & Torgersen, S. (2013). Self-efficacy is mainly genetic, not learned: A multiple-rater twin study on the causal structure of general self-efficacy in young people. Twin Research and Human Genetics, 16(3), 651-660. doi:10.1017/thg.2013.25

Winfree, L. T., Giever, D. M., Maupin, J. R., & Mays, G. L. (2007). Drunk driving and the prediction of analagous behavior: A longitudinal test of social learning and self controlled theories. Victims & Offenders, 2(4), 327-349. doi:10.1080/15564880701403959

Yarbrough, A., Jones, S., Sullivan, C., Sellers, C., & Cochran, J. (2012). Social learning and self-control: Assessing the moderating potential of criminal propensity. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 56(2), 191-202. doi:10.1177/0306624X10396041