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The neglect of child neglect: a meta-analytic review of the prevalence of neglect

PURPOSE: The aim of the current meta-analysis was to provide an estimate of the prevalence of physical and emotional neglect by integrating prevalence figures from the body of research reporting on neglect. An attempt was also made to unravel the substantial variation in prevalence figures reported...

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Autores principales: Stoltenborgh, Marije, Bakermans-Kranenburg, Marian J., van IJzendoorn, Marinus H.
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer-Verlag 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3568479/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22797133
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00127-012-0549-y
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author Stoltenborgh, Marije
Bakermans-Kranenburg, Marian J.
van IJzendoorn, Marinus H.
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Bakermans-Kranenburg, Marian J.
van IJzendoorn, Marinus H.
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description PURPOSE: The aim of the current meta-analysis was to provide an estimate of the prevalence of physical and emotional neglect by integrating prevalence figures from the body of research reporting on neglect. An attempt was also made to unravel the substantial variation in prevalence figures reported in primary studies by analyzing the effects of procedural factors and sample characteristics on combined prevalence rates. METHODS: Studies providing prevalence rates of child neglect were searched using electronic databases, exploring specialized journals, and by searching references of publications for other relevant studies. Data were extracted using a coding system. Intercoder reliability was satisfactory. A comprehensive meta-analysis was conducted. RESULTS: Child physical neglect prevalence rates were found for 13 independent samples with a total of 59,406 participants, and child emotional neglect prevalence rates were found for 16 independent samples with a total of 59,655 participants. The overall estimated prevalence was 163/1,000 for physical neglect, and 184/1,000 for emotional neglect, with no apparent gender differences. The influence of research design factors on the prevalence of physical neglect was more pronounced than on the prevalence of emotional neglect. Studies on physical neglect in ‘low-resource’ countries were conspicuously absent. CONCLUSIONS: Child neglect is a problem of considerable extent, but seems to be a neglected type of maltreatment in scientific research. This is illustrated by the deplorable dearth of studies on child neglect, especially in low-resource countries. Recommendations for the design of future prevalence studies are proposed. ELECTRONIC SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL: The online version of this article (doi:10.1007/s00127-012-0549-y) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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spelling pubmed-35684792013-02-14 The neglect of child neglect: a meta-analytic review of the prevalence of neglect Stoltenborgh, Marije Bakermans-Kranenburg, Marian J. van IJzendoorn, Marinus H. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol Original Paper PURPOSE: The aim of the current meta-analysis was to provide an estimate of the prevalence of physical and emotional neglect by integrating prevalence figures from the body of research reporting on neglect. An attempt was also made to unravel the substantial variation in prevalence figures reported in primary studies by analyzing the effects of procedural factors and sample characteristics on combined prevalence rates. METHODS: Studies providing prevalence rates of child neglect were searched using electronic databases, exploring specialized journals, and by searching references of publications for other relevant studies. Data were extracted using a coding system. Intercoder reliability was satisfactory. A comprehensive meta-analysis was conducted. RESULTS: Child physical neglect prevalence rates were found for 13 independent samples with a total of 59,406 participants, and child emotional neglect prevalence rates were found for 16 independent samples with a total of 59,655 participants. The overall estimated prevalence was 163/1,000 for physical neglect, and 184/1,000 for emotional neglect, with no apparent gender differences. The influence of research design factors on the prevalence of physical neglect was more pronounced than on the prevalence of emotional neglect. Studies on physical neglect in ‘low-resource’ countries were conspicuously absent. CONCLUSIONS: Child neglect is a problem of considerable extent, but seems to be a neglected type of maltreatment in scientific research. This is illustrated by the deplorable dearth of studies on child neglect, especially in low-resource countries. Recommendations for the design of future prevalence studies are proposed. ELECTRONIC SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL: The online version of this article (doi:10.1007/s00127-012-0549-y) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users. Springer-Verlag 2012-07-15 2013 /pmc/articles/PMC3568479/ /pubmed/22797133 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00127-012-0549-y Text en © The Author(s) 2012 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits any use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author(s) and the source are credited.
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title_short The neglect of child neglect: a meta-analytic review of the prevalence of neglect
title_sort neglect of child neglect: a meta-analytic review of the prevalence of neglect
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3568479/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22797133
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00127-012-0549-y
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