Loneliness, depression, stress, and social supports in neglectful families.
Comparisons of neglectful with non-neglectful low-SES parents revealed that the neglectful parents reported more life stresses, greater depression and loneliness, and weaker informal social supports. In the neglectful families, loneliness was positively associated with life stresses and negatively associated with network supports, but not with caseworker-assessed social isolation.
Gaudin
J M
JM
School of Social Work, University of Georgia, Athens.
Polansky
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Kilpatrick
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Shilton
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000523:psychology*; D016241:Child of Impaired Parents / Q000523:psychology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008016:Life Change Events; D008132:Loneliness; D008297:Male; D016487:Parenting / Q000523:psychology; D010555:Personality Inventory; D012307:Risk Factors; D012931:Social Environment; D012934:Social Isolation; D012944:Social Support