Abstract
Low future orientation, low empathy, educational difficulty, school expulsion, delinquent peers, gang membership, and low social support were found to be significant risk factors for violence and delinquency among a sample (N = 174) of high risk youth and youth gang members in San Salvador, El Salvador.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 383-401 |
Number of pages | 19 |
Journal | International Social Work |
Volume | 55 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2012 May |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This research was funded by the Boston College Graduate School of Social Work and the Boston College Jesuit Institute.
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
- Sociology and Political Science