Abstract
In order to learn more about the social and personal disabilities of individuals with differing levels of gang membership, 205 Hispanic high school students in Southeastern Texas received the Pillen and Hoewing-Roberson (1992) Gang Membership Inventory (GMI), the Bracken (1992) Multidimensional Self Concept Scale (MCSC), the Brown, Johnson and Sherbenou (1990) Test of Non-Verbal intelligence (TON1-2) used in conjunction with the Jastak and Wilkinson (1984) Wide Range Achievement Test (WRAT-3) to determine the presence of a learning disability. The results indicated that youths with high gang membership exhibited: (1) significantly lower self-esteem scores; (2) significantly lower family relationship scores; but (3) no increased incidence of learning disabilities. Implications for gang affiliation risk factors and prevention programs are discussed.
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