@article{ref1,
title="The relationship between dimensional self-concept and juvenile gang involvement: implications for prevention, intervention, and court referred diversion programs",
journal="Behavioral sciences and the law",
year="1997",
author="Herrmann, D. Scott and Jeffries McWhirter, J. and Sipsas-Herrmann, Athanasia",
volume="15",
number="2",
pages="181-194",
abstract="In this investigation we assessed 427 youths from an area with considerable gang activity to determine the way in which self-concept is related to gang involvement, and to assess how gang involvement fluctuates as a function of gender and grade level. Product moment correlations revealed a significant negative association between gang involvement and the self-concept dimensions of competence, affect, academic, family, and global; however, only the relationship with competence self-concept remained significant after adjusting for alpha inflation. Discriminant analysis revealed a significant predictive relationship between self-concept and classifi-cation into high or low gang-involved groups. Males were found to be significantly more gang involved than females, but no differences were found by grade level (although a significant gender by grade interaction was present). Implications for field-based prevention/intervention efforts and court referred diversion programs are discussed. ©1997 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0735-3936",
doi="10.1002/(SICI)1099-0798(199721)15:2<181::AID-BSL268>3.0.CO;2-O",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1099-0798(199721)15:2<181::AID-BSL268>3.0.CO;2-O"
}