An up‐to‐date and accurate picture of the evidence on the impact of poverty is a necessary
element of the debate about the future direction of children's social care services …

The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted multiple aspects of family life, including normative
tendencies for adolescents to establish independence from the family. This disruption has …

Neighborhood physical places that bring people together, referred to as social infrastructure,
form the foundation of communities. Studies suggest that by facilitating social encounters …

Introduction Using data from the nationally representative longitudinal Future of Families
and Child Wellbeing Study, the current study sought to examine associations between …

Background Rational choice deterrence theory suggests that caregiving behavior, which
includes abusive and neglectful behavior, can be influenced or manipulated via informal …

Larger households, involving more children, are theorized as potential risk factors for child
maltreatment—resource dilution theory. But qualitative evidence shows that in collective …

Hopelessness is one of the strongest predictors of health and mortality, particularly for older
populations. Prior research has found associations between individual-level socioeconomic …

This study sought to understand the relationships between neighborhood poverty, family
monetary well-being, and child maltreatment. The specific research questions were as …

Background Child abuse has deleterious impacts for children across their lifespan.
Understanding the pathways in which child abuse occurs is critical for targeting prevention …

Despite global and developing countries' efforts to address maltreatment across various
sectors, limited attention has been given to its impact on agriculture. This study investigates …