Gang Membership, School Violence, and the Mediating Effects of Risk and Protective Behaviors in California High Schools

Autor/inn/en	Estrada, Joey Nuñez, Jr.; Gilreath, Tamika D.; Astor, Ron Avi; Benbenishty, Rami
Titel	Gang Membership, School Violence, and the Mediating Effects of Risk and Protective Behaviors in California High Schools
Quelle	In: Journal of School Violence, 13 (2014) 2, S.228-251 (24 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1538-8220
DOI	10.1080/15388220.2013.846860
Schlagwörter	Juvenile Gangs; Violence; At Risk Persons; Resilience (Psychology); Student Behavior; High School Students; Structural Equation Models; Correlation; Victims; Student Attitudes; Context Effect; Educational Environment; Substance Abuse; Ethnicity; Student School Relationship; School Safety; Social Discrimination; Racial Differences; Gender Differences; California + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Jugendbande; Gewalt; Risikogruppe; Student behaviour; Schülerverhalten; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Korrelation; Victim; Opfer; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Drug use; Drug consomption; Drogenkonsum; Ethnizität; Schüler-Lehrer-Beziehung; Soziale Benachteiligung; Soziale Schließung; Rassenunterschied; Geschlechterkonflikt; Kalifornien
Abstract	There is insufficient empirical evidence exploring associations between gang membership and school violence behaviors. Using a sample of 272,863 high school students, this study employs a structural equation model to examine how school risk and protective behaviors and attitudes mediate effects of gang members' involvement with school violence behaviors. The most important finding is that gang membership is not directly associated with school violence perpetration or victimization. Results indicate school risk behaviors and attitudes indirectly mediate associations between gang membership and school violence perpetration and victimization. This suggests that when gang members partake in school risk behaviors they are more likely to be involved as school violence perpetrators. Findings reveal gang membership has a strong positive association with school-based risk behaviors and attitudes and a moderate negative association with school protective behaviors and attitudes. Implications for further research, theory, and practice for both gang and school violence researchers are discussed. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10