Are the Risk and Protective Factors Similar for Gang-Involved, Pressured-to-Join, and Non-Gang-Involved Youth? A Social-Ecological Analysis Gabriel J. Merrin, Jun Sung Hong, Dorothy L. Espelage July 2015 PDF Cite DOI Are the Risk and Protective Factors Similar for Gang-Involved, Pressured-to-Join, and Non-Gang-Involved Youth? A Social-Ecological Analysis Gabriel J. Merrin, Jun Sung Hong, Dorothy L. Espelage July 2015 PDF Cite DOI Adolescence Youth Gangs Risk Factors Protective Factors Social Ecological Framework Gabriel J. Merrin Assistant Professor My primary area of research examines the development and stability of identity-based harassment, aggression, substance use, victimization, and other problem behaviors across adolescence and in the transition to young adulthood.