Maternal Employment and Adolescent Development.

Child health status and parental employment.

OBJECTIVE To understand the relationship between several measures of child health status and the employment of parents. DESIGN A cross-sectional study using 1994 National Health Interview Survey on Disability data. PARTICIPANTS A nationally representative sample of children and their parents. OUTCOME MEASURES Maternal and paternal employment (measured separately). INTERVENTION We use a ...

Maternal working hours and the well-being of adolescent children

Maternal working hours and the well-being of adolescent children, page 2 of 24 Abstract This study investigates how maternal working hours are related to various outcomes in children aged 11–15 using a sample of mothers and adolescents in the British Household Panel Survey. Research that examines the effects of maternal employment on children has been motivated by the rapid increase of female p...

How Sibling Composition Affects Adolescent Schooling Outcomes When Welfare Reform Policies Increase Maternal Employment

Maternal Working Hours and the Well-Being of Adolescent Children

Maternal Working Hours and the Well-Being of Adolescent Children This study investigates how maternal working hours are related to various outcomes in children aged 11 to 15 using a sample of mothers and adolescents in the British Household Panel Survey. Research that examines the effects of maternal employment on children has been motivated by the rapid increase of female participation rates i...

Maternal employment and adolescent risky behavior.

This paper examines the impact of maternal employment during a child's first 3 years and during adolescence on his or her decisions to engage in a range of risky behaviors: smoking cigarettes, drinking alcohol, using marijuana and other drugs, engaging in sex and committing crimes. Using data from the NLSY79 and its young adult supplement, we do not find strong evidence that mother's employment...