title: Childhood neglect: exploring a short questionnaire in Poland and Germany.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Estimates about childhood abuse and neglect in various countries of the world indicate that cases of neglect outnumber cases of abuse by far. However, childhood neglect itself constitutes a neglected domain in psychological and medical research; far more articles have been published about abuse.
  
  
  METHODS
  A ten-item questionnaire assessing childhood neglect was administered to two surveys in Poland (n = 508) and Germany (n = 500) via the internet.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Internal consistency was high in both countries, i.e. Cronbach's α was 0.82 in Poland and 0.88 in Germany. No distinction could be made between physical and emotional neglect. Values for neglect were similar for Polish and German men, but German women reported more neglect than Polish women.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The Neglect Questionnaire is suitable for research in both Poland and Germany.
authors.affiliation: Medizinische Psychologie und Medizinische Soziologie, Klinik für Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie, Universitätsmedizin der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Mainz, Germany.
authors.forename: Tamara
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Brian
authors.forename: Katarzyna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Schier
authors.forename: Sonja
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Schulz
authors.forename: Malgorzata
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dragan
authors.forename: Jochen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hardt
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D011594:Psychometrics; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires