Protecting youth from gang membership: Individual and school-level emotional competence.
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DOI: 10.1002/jcop.22138
Abstract: The current study examined the association between adolescent emotional competence, operationalized and measured at both the individual and the school levels, and gang membership. The study involved a sample of 12,040 students (51.4% females; mean = 16.9… read more here.
Keywords: competence; individual school; emotional competence; gang membership ... See more keywords
Exploring intergenerational continuity in gang membership
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DOI: 10.1080/0735648x.2017.1337556
Abstract: Abstract Little is known regarding intergenerational continuity in gang membership. Qualitative literature is suggestive of intergenerational parallelism yet no known research examines the causal mechanisms associated with this cycle, if it even exists. Prospective, longitudinal… read more here.
Keywords: gang membership; continuity gang; gang; intergenerational continuity ... See more keywords
Adolescent Gang Membership and Adverse Behavioral, Mental Health, and Physical Health Outcomes in Young Adulthood: A Within-Family Analysis
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DOI: 10.1177/0093854819871076
Abstract: Research suggests that adolescent gang membership increases the likelihood of adverse behavioral and mental health outcomes during adolescence. Less research, however, has examined whether gang membership is associated with adverse outcomes in young adulthood, and… read more here.
Keywords: health; symptomatology; gang membership; adolescent gang ... See more keywords
Gang Membership Among Adolescents from Distinct Racial and Ethnic Backgrounds: The Roles of Neighborhood Conditions and Victimization
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DOI: 10.1177/08862605221145717
Abstract: Adolescent gang participation has been noted as a major public health concern. Therefore, researchers have placed a growing emphasis on identifying processes that propel adolescents toward gang membership. Previous studies have highlighted as relevant risk… read more here.
Keywords: victimization; gang; neighborhood conditions; gang membership ... See more keywords