The aim of this study was to examine the associations between loneliness and self-esteem in children and neglectful behaviors of their parents. The study group was comprised of 270 children attending four separate elementary schools in Hatay Turkey, as well as 270 parents. In terms of the data gathering instruments, an Individual Information Form was administered to both the children and parents for the purpose of gathering socio-demographic data. A Loneliness Scale was also administered to the children for the purpose of assessing their loneliness levels along with the Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory for the purpose of assessing their self-esteem. On the other hand, the Multidimensional Neglectful Behaviors Scale-Parents Form was administered to the parents in order to assess the level of their neglectful behaviors. Prior to conducting statistical analysis, the relevant assumptions of regression were tested. For this purpose, the autocorrelation, linearity and normality of the data were examined. As a result, it was found that parents’ neglect scores were significantly and positively correlated with the scores of the Loneliness Scale for Children (p < .05) and negatively correlated with the scores of the Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory (p < .01). The results of the stepwise regression analysis showed that the parents’ age, education level and neglectful behaviors predicted loneliness in children (p < .01). In terms of self-esteem in children, only neglectful behaviors of the parents was a significant predictor (p < .01). The results are discussed in line with the relevant findings in the literature.

这项研究的目的是研究儿童的孤独感和自尊与父母的疏忽行为之间的联系。该研究小组由270名儿童组成，他们分别在土耳其Hatay的4所小学就读，并有270名家长。在数据收集工具方面，为收集社会人口统计数据，对儿童和父母均发放了个人信息表。为了评估孩子的孤独程度，还对他们进行了孤独感量表；为了评估孩子的自尊，还对他们进行了库珀史密斯自尊量表。另一方面，对父母实施了多维忽视行为量表-父母表格，以评估其忽视行为的水平。在进行统计分析之前，测试了回归的相关假设。为此，检查了数据的自相关，线性和正态性。结果发现，父母的疏忽得分与儿童孤独感量表的得分显着正相关（p  <  .05），并且与库珀史密斯自尊量表的得分呈负相关（p  <  .01）。逐步回归分析的结果表明，父母的年龄，受教育程度和疏忽行为可以预测儿童的孤独感（p  <  .01）。就儿童的自尊而言，只有父母的疏忽行为才是重要的预测指标（p  <  .01）。结果与文献中的相关发现进行了讨论。