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Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Child and Family Studies 8/2014

01-11-2014 | Original Paper

The Role of Parental Distress in Moderating the Influence of Child Neglect on Maladjustment

Auteurs: Sara R. Berzenski, David S. Bennett, Victoria A. Marini, Margaret Wolan Sullivan, Michael Lewis

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Child and Family Studies | Uitgave 8/2014

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Abstract

Despite pervasive evidence of the harmful impact of neglect on children’s adjustment, individual differences in adaptation persist. This study examines parental distress as a contextual factor that may moderate the relation between neglect and child adjustment, while considering the specificity of the relation between neglect and internalizing versus externalizing problems. In a sample of 66 children (33 with a documented child protective services history of neglect prior to age six), neglect predicted internalizing, and to a lesser extent externalizing, problems as rated by teachers at age seven. Parental distress moderated the relation between neglect and internalizing, but not externalizing, problems. Specifically, higher levels of neglect predicted more internalizing problems only among children of distressed parents. These findings indicate that parent-level variables are important to consider in evaluating the consequences of neglect, and point to the importance of considering contextual factors when identifying those children most at risk following neglect.
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Metagegevens
Titel
The Role of Parental Distress in Moderating the Influence of Child Neglect on Maladjustment
Auteurs
Sara R. Berzenski
David S. Bennett
Victoria A. Marini
Margaret Wolan Sullivan
Michael Lewis
Publicatiedatum
01-11-2014
Uitgeverij
Springer US
Gepubliceerd in
Journal of Child and Family Studies / Uitgave 8/2014
Print ISSN: 1062-1024
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-2843
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-013-9791-5

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