Abuse and neglect in nonparental child care: a risk assessment
1991
Margolin, L.
Interviews were conducted with 982 mothers of young children to assess factors related to children's risk of abuse and neglect by nonparents temporarily responsible for child care. The strongest correlates of child abuse were caregiver gender and age. Although males were responsible for only 6.1% of nonparental child care, they committed 40% of the child abuse. Adolescents performed 8.5% of nonparental child care but committed 44% of the child abuse. Children were significantly less likely to be abused in a day care center or preschool than in home-based child care. The strongest correlates of neglect were the child's age, the caregiver's age, and the child care setting. Babies under the age of one year were three times more likely to be neglected, adolescent caregivers were twice as likely to be neglectful, and as was true of child abuse, home-based care was the setting with the greatest risk. Implications for policy and future research are discussed.
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