Domain | Significantly associated with gang membership | No significant association with gang membership |
---|---|---|
Individual |
Delinquency Alcohol and soft drug use Male gender Risky sexual behaviours Employment Psychological risk factors (low self‐control, impulsivity) and lack of psychological protective factors (empathy, future orientation, belief in moral order) Victimisation |
Age Minority ethnicity Protective behaviours surrounding sexual behaviour or alcohol and soft drug use. |
Peer |
Socialising with delinquent peers |
Socialising with pro‐social peers |
Family |
Negative family environments Lack of parental monitoring Middle‐income families had greater odds of reporting youth gang membership than those from either high or low‐income families (finding from one study) |
Parental education Parental attitudes to antisocial behaviour |
School |
Low school attachment Exposure to violence at school Educational difficulties Opportunities for prosocial involvement |
Level of education School type School performance |
Community |
Exposed to neighbourhood violence |
Neighbourhood environment risk or protective factors, or geography |