Addressing the Neglect of Emotional Neglect: Prevalence and Long-Term Consequences in a Low-Income Sample

Joshua P. Mersky, ChienTi Plummer Lee, Rachel S. Segal, Elizabeth A. Cleek, Institute for Child and Family Well-being, Helen Bader School of Social Welfare, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin

Child Maltreatment

Published online on January 05, 2026

Abstract

Child Maltreatment, Ahead of Print.
Emotional neglect (EN) is severely underrepresented in child maltreatment research. The current study addressed this gap by estimating the prevalence and psychosocial consequences of EN in a sample of 1,926 low-income women who received home visiting ...