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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Published in:Child & Family Social Work Vol. 31; no. 3; pp. 1405 - 1415
Main Authors: Zhang, Xinwen, Zhou, Ziyao
Format: research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Aug2026
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