@article{ref1,
title="Neighborhood poverty, family economic well-being, and child maltreatment",
journal="Journal of interpersonal violence",
year="2022",
author="Maguire-Jack, Kathryn and Sattler, Kierra",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="This study sought to understand the relationships between neighborhood poverty, family monetary well-being, and child maltreatment. The specific research questions were as follows: (1) Is neighborhood poverty at age 1 related to child physical abuse, psychological abuse, and neglect at age 5? (2) Are these relationships mediated by family monetary well-being? The study relied on data from three waves (child ages 1, 3, and 5) of the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study, a longitudinal birth-cohort study of 4,898 children from 20 large U.S. cities. Structural equation modeling was employed to examine mediational effects. The study found a lasting impact of neighborhood poverty on child neglect only, and this relationship was fully mediated by family monetary well-being. There was not a significant longitudinal relationship between neighborhood poverty and physical abuse or psychological abuse. Implications from the study suggest that neighborhood disadvantage impacts a families' economic well-being, and that individual-level economic supports may interrupt the pathway from neighborhood poverty to child neglect.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0886-2605",
doi="10.1177/08862605221119522",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/08862605221119522"
}