Maternal employment and the well-being of children living with a lone mother in Scotland

Fiori, Francesca

doi:10.4054/demres.2020.43.57

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“…1 Other studies support this conclusion. 32,33 However, as noted above, we also found that for boys, trajectory classes 2, and 3 were associated with adverse outcomes at ages 5 and 6. These results appear somewhat contradictory, but show that the assessment of a single point in time was associated with a positive effect at age 4 (near-term outcome), whereas assessing employment trajectories (re ecting maternal employment patterns 0-36 months postpartum)…”

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Maternal employment patterns after childbirth and child mental health with 4 to 6 years of age

Kurz,

Peter,

Braig

et al. 2023

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Background: The evidence on maternal employment after childbirth and subsequent child mental health is controversial, and maternal employment is often assessed at only one point in time. Methods: In this prospective birth cohort study analyzing 536 families, we estimated trajectory classes of maternal employment 0-36 months postpartum. We used multivariable linear regression models to examine possible associations between (1) trajectory classes and (2) maternal employment status at 12 months postpartum with child mental health at 4, 5, and 6 years of age. Results: We identified five different trajectory classes and found substantial adverse associations with later mental health only among boys. For boys, trajectory classes 2 and 3 (characterized by relatively high maternal working hours/week) were associated with worse mental health at ages 5 and 6 compared to class 1 (relatively low or no working hours/week). For girls, in contrast, class 5 (increasing and subsequently decreasing working hours/week) was associated with better mental health compared to class 1. In addition, a positive association between part-time employment at 12 months postpartum and later mental health among boys was found. Conclusion: Maternal employment may be associated with children's mental health between the ages of 4 and 6, although an appropriate definition of exposure is needed as the time of assessment is important. Whether there are gender differences in the associations of maternal employment with child mental health, or whether this is an issue susceptible to parental perception requires further investigation.

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Maternal employment patterns after childbirth and child mental health with 4 to 6 years of age

Kurz,

Peter,

Braig

et al. 2023

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“…Comparing children of employed and unemployed mothers, 6 out of 13 studies [30,41,[46][47][48][49][50][51][52][53][54][55] pointed to employment being associated with less BP [30,46,49,[54][55][56]. Subgroup analyses of Berger and colleagues [48] emphasized the importance of ethnicity.…”

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Association between maternal employment and the child´s mental health: a systematic review with meta-analysis

Kopp

Lindauer

Garthus-Niegel

2023

Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry

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The recent rise in maternal workforce participation has led to more research regarding the role of maternal employment for (early) childhood mental health. This systematic review with meta-analysis covers new evidence on the association of both variables. A systematic literature search was conducted. Studies had to compare children 0–7 years of age on the basis of their mothers’ employment status, working amount, employment duration, i.e., how long the mother had been back at work after birth, or timing of return to work. Child mental health was operationalized as behavior problems and prosocial behavior. Narrative and meta-analytic syntheses of evidence were conducted. Maternal employment was associated with more conduct problems but less internalizing behavior problems and anxious/depressed behavior in children; full-time employment was linked to more externalizing behavior problems and more hyperactivity/inattention. Longer employment duration was related to less (internalizing) behavior problems and more prosocial behavior but also more externalizing behavior problems. Narrative syntheses indicated early maternal return to work to be associated with more child externalizing behavior problems and less prosocial behavior. Whether maternal employment is associated with child mental health strongly depends on both variables’ operationalization. Especially part-time employment, longer employment duration, and return to work only after the first year postpartum may be beneficial for child mental health. Practical implications pertain to an expanded offer of family leave and the endorsement of maternal employment after the first year postpartum. Here, factors that may buffer the negative associations with full-time employment warrant consideration.

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Poor single mothers: using Delors’ pillars of education in social activation services

Nováková

Martincová

Skarupská

2023

Innovation: The European Journal of Social Science Research

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Maternal employment and the well-being of children living with a lone mother in Scotland

Cited by 3 publications

References 85 publications

Maternal employment patterns after childbirth and child mental health with 4 to 6 years of age

Maternal employment patterns after childbirth and child mental health with 4 to 6 years of age

Association between maternal employment and the child´s mental health: a systematic review with meta-analysis

Poor single mothers: using Delors’ pillars of education in social activation services

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