Associations Between Family Risk Factors and Child Neglect Types in U.S. Army Communities.

Recent theory and empirical research suggest that child neglect is a heterogeneous phenomenon characterized by various types. This study examined family risk factors associated with five neglect types including failure to provide physical needs, lack of supervision, emotional neglect, moral-legal neglect, and educational neglect in 390 substantiated cases of neglect in four U.S.

Deployment Status and Child Neglect Types in the U.S. Army.

Increases in combat deployments have been associated with rises in rates of child neglect in U.S. military families.