TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Risk factors for child neglect: a meta-analytic review
JO  - Child abuse and neglect
A1  - Mulder, Tim M.
A1  - Kuiper, Kimberly C.
A1  - van der Put, Claudia E.
A1  - Stams, Geert-Jan J. M.
A1  - Assink, Mark
SP  - 198
EP  - 210
VL  - 77
IS  - 
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0145-2134
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2018.01.006
ID  - ref1
ER  -