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Principal Investigator: Alan
Litrownik (San Diego Subcontract)
Funding: National Institute of Child Health and Human
Development (10/00-7/05) through the University of North Carolina
with subcontracts to the 5 LONGSCAN
sites.
We propose to examine the impact of child neglect on adolescent
mental health, delinquency, and substance abuse. We will study
the impact of neglect on adolescents by utilizing an existing
longitudinal sample of 1435 at-risk and maltreated children
in the LONGSCAN consortium of studies supplemented with a
new wave of data collected for up to 888 of the oldest subjects
when they turn 14. Longitudinal data from multiple sources,
including child protective service report narratives, parents/caregivers,
teachers, and child self-reports will be used. The specific
aims of the study are to: 1) Examine alternative definitions
of neglect and separate the characterization of the experience
of neglect from official determinations of neglect; 2) determine
the social, behavioral and health consequences of childhood
neglect on adolescents; and 3) study the nature of and impact
of neglect experienced during adolescence. We will employ
diagnostic test methodologies, relative risk determinations
with stratified analyses, and mixed mathematical models. Comparable
data from two other national studies will be used. This study
will provide new information about the relationships between
neglect, parenting practices, supervision, and adolescent
outcomes. The rich data from this project will help inform
the ongoing discussion of the role that neglect may play in
adverse teen outcomes and promote the development of valid
and reliable definitions and measures of neglect.
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2007
CASRC