This meta-analytic review examines the risk factors associated with child physical abuse and neglect, drawing data from 155 studies that assessed 39 different risk factors. The study found large effect sizes for four risk factors related to physical abuse (parent perceives child as problem, parent anger, family conflict, and family cohesion) and six risk factors related to neglect (child social competence, parent-child relationship, parent perceives child as problem, parent's level of stress, parent's level of anger, and parent's self-esteem). The review highlights the importance of a multifactorial approach to understanding and addressing child maltreatment, emphasizing the need for interventions that consider the entire family system. The study also identifies gaps in the literature, particularly regarding child neglect and abusive fathers, and suggests future research directions to address these gaps.This meta-analytic review examines the risk factors associated with child physical abuse and neglect, drawing data from 155 studies that assessed 39 different risk factors. The study found large effect sizes for four risk factors related to physical abuse (parent perceives child as problem, parent anger, family conflict, and family cohesion) and six risk factors related to neglect (child social competence, parent-child relationship, parent perceives child as problem, parent's level of stress, parent's level of anger, and parent's self-esteem). The review highlights the importance of a multifactorial approach to understanding and addressing child maltreatment, emphasizing the need for interventions that consider the entire family system. The study also identifies gaps in the literature, particularly regarding child neglect and abusive fathers, and suggests future research directions to address these gaps.