▁neglect . ▁Many ▁low - in come ▁families ▁are ▁not ▁neglect ful ▁and ▁provide ▁lov ing ▁homes ▁for ▁their ▁children . ▁However , ▁when ▁pover ty ▁co exists ▁with ▁other ▁forms ▁of ▁advers ity , ▁it ▁can ▁neg atively ▁impact ▁parent ' s ▁ability ▁to ▁co pe ▁with ▁stress ors ▁and ▁und erm ine ▁their ▁capacity ▁to ▁ade qu ately ▁respond ▁to ▁their ▁child ' s ▁needs . ▁It ▁can ▁also ▁mean ▁that ▁parents ▁who ▁want ▁to ▁work ▁are ▁faced ▁with ▁the ▁choice ▁between ▁being ▁un emp loy ed ▁and ▁leaving ▁their ▁children ▁at ▁home . ▁Mc S her ry ▁arg ues ▁that ▁the ▁relationship ▁between ▁child ▁neglect ▁and ▁pover ty ▁should ▁be ▁seen ▁as ▁circular ▁and ▁inter dependent . ▁Where ▁care g iver ▁alco hol ▁ab use ▁is ▁identified , ▁children ▁are ▁significantly ▁more ▁likely ▁to ▁experience ▁multiple ▁inc idents ▁of ▁neglect ▁compared ▁with ▁children ▁where ▁this ▁is ▁not ▁identified , ▁as ▁were ▁children ▁where ▁other ▁family ▁risk ▁factors ▁( including ▁markers ▁of ▁so cio e conom ic ▁dis adv antage ) ▁are ▁found . ▁ ▁Parent ing ▁styles ▁ ▁The ▁patterns ▁of ▁repet itive ▁behavior ▁point ▁out ▁that ▁a ▁cycle ▁of ▁violence ▁repe ats . ▁Research ▁on ▁correlation ▁between ▁child ▁neglect ▁and ▁parent ing ▁styles ▁has ▁shown ▁that ▁those ▁who ▁suffered ▁from ▁parent al ▁neglect ▁tend ▁to ▁have ▁problems ▁in ▁relationships ▁as ▁adult s . ▁Att achment ▁style ▁of ▁children ▁of ▁ab us ive ▁parents ▁was ▁less ▁secure ▁compared ▁to ▁children ▁with ▁author itative ▁care g ivers . ▁Children ▁who ▁suffered