Jacques Meljen 
The impacts of child abuse and neglection in families 

Research Paper (undergraduate) from the year 2021 in the subject Psychology – Miscellaneous, grade: 1.0, Walden University, language: English, abstract: Children grow up in different environments with different caregivers who can be parents or guardians. At times the caregivers could be working in jobs with low pay thereby feeling frustrated financially and stressed up. On severe occasions, the caregivers can indulge in alcohol and drug use to mitigate the stress level affecting them. In such a life, the parents/guardians end up neglecting their children or subjecting them to physical abuse. This needs assessment focuses on understanding the impacts of physical child abuse/neglect on the life of survivors in Rockford Community in Illinois.

The research will employ a qualitative approach to collect data among 315 participants. The method of data collection will entail semi-structured interviews read to the participants over the phone. Then, the data analysis will be done thematically by extracting keywords from the participant’s data and matching it with a theme that matches it.