Associations between family risk factors and child neglect types in US Army communities
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2019
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Child Maltreatment
Abstract
Recent theory and empirical research suggest that child neglect is a heterogeneous phenomenon characterized by various types.
This study examined family risk factors associated with five neglect types including failure to provide physical needs, lack of
supervision, emotional neglect, moral–legal neglect, and educational neglect in 390 substantiated cases of neglect in four U.S. Army
communities. Family factors associated with elevated risk of each neglect type relative to other types were identified using
multivariate regression. Relatively distinct sets of family risk factors were differentially associated with the neglect types. Family
mental health problems and larger family size were associated with risk of failure to provide physical needs, childcare problems
and larger family size were associated with risk of supervisory neglect, and family disagreements were associated with risk of
emotional neglect. None of the family factors were associated with elevated risk of moral–legal or educational neglect. Results can
inform the development of indicated and relapse prevention strategies for families affected by different neglect types.
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neglect, child maltreatment, military families, research, risk factors
Citation
Cozza, S. J., Ogle, C. M., Fisher, J. E., Zhou, J., Whaley, G. L., Fullerton, C. S., & Ursano, R. J. (2019). Associations between family risk factors and child neglect types in US Army communities. Child maltreatment, 24(1), 98-106.