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. 2014 Mar 25;14:8. doi: 10.1186/1472-698X-14-8

Table 1.

The scores of subscales for neglect subtypes according to child and family characteristics (n = 2044)

Characteristic
N
Physical neglect
Emotional neglect
Educational neglect
Supervisory neglect
    Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Mean (SD)
Schoola
 
 
 
 
 
1
263
24.008(5.115)
23.388(3.76)**
31.183(7.529)***
31.065(5.973)
2
194
24.18(5.378)
23.392(3.88)
32.263(7.86)
31.773(6.347)
3
547
23.602(4.837)
23.395(3.757)
31.554(7.118)
31.066(6.217)
4
1040
22.829(4.765)
22.785(4.002)†
29.469(7.741)††
30.707(6.114)
Children’s agea
 
 
 
 
 
6
417
22.736(4.659)*
23.103(3.878)
30.755(7.799)
30.633(5.862)
7
789
23.238(4.869)
22.976(3.833)
30.624(7.608)
30.932(6.131)
8
736
23.597(5.045)
23.14(4.008)
30.107(7.479)
31.035(6.257)
9
102
24.255(5.12)
23.422(3.834)
31.588(8.229)
31.775(6.636)
Genderb
 
 
 
 
 
Girls
977
23.413(4.925)**
23.317(3.953)*
30.443(7.848)
30.728(6.051)
Boys
1067
22.227(4.908)
22.828(3.837)
30.576(7.44)
31.154(6.234)
Physical health issuesb
 
 
 
 
 
No
1374
23.274(4.862)
22.929(3.787)*
30.432(7.575)
30.818(6.033)c
Yes
670
23.400(5.025)
23.399(4.120)
30.678(7.765)
31.221(6.379)
Cognitive impairmentb
 
 
 
 
 
No
1557
23.141(4.953)**
22.704(3.812)***
30.083(7.643)***
30.719(6.103)**
Yes
487
23.873(4.757)
24.296(3.953)
31.887(7.459)
31.688(6.246)
Mother’s employmentb
 
 
 
 
 
Empolyed
1869
23.181(4.836)***
23.014(3.889)**
30.311(7.575)***
30.844(6.134)**
Unemployed
175
24.754(5.512)
23.817(4.010)
32.663(7.978)
32.08(6.22)
Mother’s health problemsb
 
 
 
 
 
No
1107
22.956(4.861)**
23.026(3.863)
29.778(7.354)***
30.668(6.041)
Yes
937
23.62(4.943)
23.132(3.941)
31.135(7.817)
31.189(6.233)
Higher education of motherb
 
 
 
 
 
No
1129
23.905(4.972)***
23.524(3.828)***
31.975(7.649)***
31.281(6.278)**
Yes
915
22.588(4.747)
22.539(3.932)
28.708(7.228)
30.542(5.966)
Higher education of fatherb
 
 
 
 
 
No
973
23.94(5.012)***
23.562(3.983)***
31.786(7.735)***
31.292(6.213)*
Yes
1071
22.748(4.757)
22.648(3.782)
29.356(7.361)
30.64(6.078)
Family structurea
 
 
 
 
 
Nuclear family
1483
23.469(4.947)***
23.161(3.868)
30.353(7.640)
30.811(6.142)
Single family
16
21.063(5.053)
22.250(3.550)
28.563(7.090)
28.938(5.053)
Family with three generation 545 22.963(4.800)† 22.895(4.010) 31.006(7.628) 31.389(6.180)

aOne-way ANOVA.

bIndependent-samples t test.

*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001.

p < 0.05 , ††p < 0.01 (post-hoc test and compare the factor with the first one).