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Pathways from neighborhood to neglect: The mediating effects of social support and parenting stress

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  • Maguire-Jack, Kathryn
  • Wang, Xiafei

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Neighborhood social cohesion relates to common bonds and feelings of trust between neighbors. The everyday demands of caregiving can take a toll on parents and increase their levels of stress and in some cases can lead to maltreatment. The current study seeks to understand how the support networks of parents relate to child maltreatment. Specifically, using structural equation modeling path analysis and a sample of 1045 families from Franklin County, Ohio, we examine the direct relationship between neighborhood social cohesion and child neglect as well as the indirect relationship between the two, mediated by social support and parenting stress. We find no significant direct association between neighborhood social cohesion and neglect. However, we find important indirect effects. Specifically, parents who reported higher levels of neighborhood social cohesion had higher levels of social support, lower levels of parenting stress, and consequently, lower levels of neglect.

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  • Maguire-Jack, Kathryn & Wang, Xiafei, 2016. "Pathways from neighborhood to neglect: The mediating effects of social support and parenting stress," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 66(C), pages 28-34.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:cysrev:v:66:y:2016:i:c:p:28-34
    DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2016.04.017
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