@article{ref1,
title="Risk factors for child neglect: a meta-analytic review",
journal="Child abuse and neglect",
year="2018",
author="Mulder, Tim M. and Kuiper, Kimberly C. and van der Put, Claudia E. and Stams, Geert-Jan J. M. and Assink, Mark",
volume="77",
number="",
pages="198-210",
abstract="Knowledge of risk factors and their effects is vital for successfully preventing and reducing child neglect. This study provides a meta-analytic update of research on risk factors for child neglect. A total of 315 effect sizes were extracted from 36 primary studies and classified into 24 risk domains. Effects of 15 risk domains were significant and ranged from small (r = .110) to large (r = .372) in magnitude. Most risks were found at the parental level, such as having a history of antisocial behavior/criminal offending (r = .372); having a history of mental/psychiatric problems (r = . 259); having mental/physical problems (r = .207); and experiences of abuse in own childhood (r = .182). The effect of mother-related risk factors was not significantly different from the effect of father-related risk factors. It is concluded that child neglect is determined by multiple risk domains and that especially parent-related risk factors are important in preventing and reducing child neglect. Implications of the results for clinical practice are discussed.<br><br>Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0145-2134",
doi="10.1016/j.chiabu.2018.01.006",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2018.01.006"
}