Characteristics Differentiating Neglected Children from Other Reported Children |
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| Authors: | Micheline Mayer Chantal Lavergne Marc Tourigny John Wright |
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| Institution: | (1) Institut de recherche pour le développement social des jeunes, 1001 de Maisonneuve East, 7th floor, Montreal, Quebec, H2L 4R5, Canada;(2) Department of Sociology, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montreal, Canada;(3) School of Social Service, University of Montréal, Montreal, Canada;(4) Department of Psychoeducation, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Canada;(5) Department of Psychology, University of Montréal, Montreal, Canada |
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| Abstract: | The aims of this study were twofold: first, to identify the characteristics that distinguish neglected children from other
children reported to youth protection services; and second, to assess the relative importance of each of these characteristics
in the differentiation of such children. Researchers analyzed data from the Quebec Incidence Study (QIS), which documented
all reports retained for in-depth assessment out of 4,774 reports filed with youth protection services over a 3-month period.
Univariate and multivariate regression analyses examined variables on different levels to establish which of the factors linked
to the phenomenon of neglect were most significant. Results indicate that neglected children tend to be younger than other
reported children, and have a greater frequency of prior referrals and a greater number of learning and development problems;
their parents have a greater tendency to have personal, economic, and social problems and childhood histories of maltreatment.
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| Keywords: | Child neglect Child characteristics Family characteristics Social characteristics |
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