Predictors of neglect within low-SES families: the importance of substance abuse.
A case-control design (N = 203) was used to explore the relative ability of substance abuse, depression, social support, and negative life events to predict neglect status among low-socioeconomic-status families with and without substantiated neglect. Substance abuse emerged as the strongest predictor of neglect status as well as of parental disposition and adequacy of home environment.
Ondersma
Steven J
SJ
Merrill-Palmer Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48207, USA. s.ondersma@wayne.edu
D000293:Adolescent; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000523:psychology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D012931:Social Environment; D012944:Social Support; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology*