When Parental Care Fails: The Cascading Effects of Child Neglect on Adolescent Maladjustment.

Child neglect often leaves no visible scars, yet its impact can reverberate deeply in the lives of children. Drawing on survey data from 1043 middle‐school students in China (Mean age = 14.21, 51.1% male), this study investigates how neglect shapes two forms of maladjustment: school burnout and inte...

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Publicado en:Child & Family Social Work Vol. 31; no. 3; pp. 1405 - 1415
Autores principales: Zhang, Xinwen, Zhou, Ziyao
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell Aug2026
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          Zhang, Xinwen
          Zhou, Ziyao
        affil: School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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          Child Abuse Psychosocial Factors
          Adaptation, Psychological
          Burnout, Professional
          Internet Addiction
          Human
          Male
          Female
          Adolescence
          China
          Students, Middle School
          Students, High School
          Cross Sectional Studies
          Cluster Sample
          Behavior, Addictive
          Hardiness
          Adolescent Psychology
          Adolescent Behavior
          Mental Health
          Stress, Psychological
          Factor Analysis
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          Pearson's Correlation Coefficient
          Statistical Significance
          Data Analysis Software
          Descriptive Statistics
          Scales
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          Adolescent: 13-18 years
          Male
          Female
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