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Environmental factors that bring about a delinquent firesetter include: chaotic family life; harsh, erratic, inconsistent parental control; experience of care/custody; poor relations with family; pro-criminal peers and family; experiencing violence; underachievement; exclusion from school; substance abuse; and lack of positive opportunities. These factors, combined with cognitive deficits, such as impulsivity, poor problem solving skills, lack of empathy, social skills deficits and an inability to think of consequences, will exacerbate the problematic behaviour. The firesetters in this group will rarely have significant friendships, just a group of peers whom they want to impress.
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