Abstract
The present analysis relies upon data from three separate longitudinal studies to identify risk and protective factors associated with subsequent neglect during early childhood. All three studies (Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing [FFCW]; Healthy Families New York [HFNY]; Illinois Families Study-Child Wellbeing [IFS]) involve probabilistic samples or subsamples of low-income families with young children. Multivariate logistic regressions predicting official reports of investigated neglect allegations and a dichotomous indicator of neglect from the Parent-child Conflict Tactics Scale (CTS-PC) were conducted separately for each study, using common sets of predictors derived from baseline or initial survey waves. Across the three studies, consistencies emerged with respect to the predictors of both neglect outcomes. Specifically, consistencies emerged related to indicators of economic resources and hardships, parent well-being, and parenting. Understanding the predictors of child neglect is of critical importance to the development of child maltreatment prevention strategies since a clearer understanding of the risk and protective factors associated with neglect would enable more effectively targeted and tailored interventions.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1354-1363 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Children and Youth Services Review |
Volume | 33 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 2011 |
Funding
This research was supported by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. Individual studies referenced in this research were supported by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and a consortium of private foundations and state agencies. The Chapin Hall Center for Children provided the administrative data linkages for the Illinois Families Study-Child Wellbeing.
Keywords
- Child neglect
- Maltreatment
- Predictors
- Risk
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Education
- Developmental and Educational Psychology
- Sociology and Political Science