Question

68. ________ children in middle childhood are at risk for poor school performance, substance abuse, and antisocial behavior in adolescence and criminality in adulthood?

1) Average
2) Controversial
3) Rejected
4) Neglected

Answer 1

Neglected children in middle childhood are at risk for poor school performance, substance abuse, and antisocial behavior in adolescence and criminality in adulthood.

Step-by-step explanation:

Children who are neglected in middle childhood are at a higher risk for poor school performance, substance abuse, antisocial behavior in adolescence, and criminality in adulthood. Neglect is one form of child abuse, which can cause physical, mental, and emotional harm to the child.

Child abuse may come in several forms, such as neglect, physical abuse, sexual abuse, psychological maltreatment, and medical neglect. Neglect is the most common form, accounting for 78.3% of child abuse cases (Child Help 2011).

In addition to neglect, other risk factors for poor outcomes among children include social isolation, depression, low parental education, and a history of being mistreated as a child (Child Welfare Information Gateway 2006).