Parental nonstandard work schedules during infancy and children’s BMI trajectories

Zilanawala, Afshin; Abell, Jessica; Bell, Steven; Webb, Elizabeth; Lacey, Rebecca

doi:10.4054/demres.2017.37.22

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“…Proximal processes, such as regular and long-term interactions, are central to the child's development. Research on the effects of parents' working conditions on children has already shown that shift work can be accompanied by fewer meals with the mother or lower closeness with the father (Han & Miller 2009). When parents commute over long distances, we expect that they have less time available to spend with their children, or they cannot give them as much attention as they would like to.…”

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“…The mechanism behind this association is assumed to be the parent-child relationship. Previous studies have shown that parents' working conditions, such as shift work, can have a negative impact on the parent-child relationship and ultimately on the well-being of the child itself (Crouter & Bumpus 2001;Han & Miller 2009;Tulk et al 2016). Along the same lines, we assume that parental commuting time, as one aspect of work-related demands, can affect the parent-child relationship.…”

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Parental commuting and child well-being in Germany

Borowsky¹,

Drobnič²,

Feldhaus³

2020

JFamRes

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The number of people commuting to work is increasing, including those who spend at least two hours travelling to and from work per day. In Germany, the group of these long-distance commuters comprises about 1.6 million people. To date, there has been little research on the possible consequences of long commuting times for family life and commuters’ children. On the basis of a pooled data set from the German Family Panel pairfam, we examine the relationship between parental commuting, the parent-child relationship and child well-being, both from the parent’s as well as the child’s perspective while also distinguishing between mothers and fathers. Some results indicate that long-distance commuting is associated with a poorer parent-child relationship and ultimately with lower child well-being. However, the association is rather sporadic and substantively weak.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 98%

Parental commuting and child well-being in Germany

Borowsky¹,

Drobnič²,

Feldhaus³

2020

JFamRes

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“…Binary variables indicated the following: worked evenings, worked nights, and worked weekends. Consistent with prior studies using data on nonstandard work schedule variables that are not mutually exclusive, the survey design reflects the potential complexity of parents' working lives and allows the selection of working a schedule in isolation or in combination with other schedules (Dunifon et al 2013;Zilanawala et al 2017).…”

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Educational gradients in nonstandard work schedules among mothers and fathers in the United Kingdom

Zilanawala¹

2021

DemRes

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BACKGROUNDMothers' and fathers' participation in nonstandard employment across children's lives is not well understood in the United Kingdom. OBJECTIVEThe first objective is to describe the prevalence of nonstandard work schedules (e.g., evenings, weekends, nights) among employed mothers and fathers using longitudinal data. The second objective is to document the education gradient in parental nonstandard work schedules over the first decade of a child's life. METHODSLinear probability models predict participation in nonstandard work schedules, adjusting for demographic variables, at each survey wave by education for each parent, using the first five waves of the Millennium Cohort Study. RESULTSEmployed mothers with less than NVQ2 (or less than high school) were most likely to work nonstandard schedules across childhood. Among employed fathers, there was little difference in the probability of working nonstandard schedules by education. The most common type of shift for mothers (30%-36%) and fathers (nearly 42%-46%) was evening work. Mothers and fathers with NVQ4 or more (college degree or higher) were most likely to work regularly in the evening at all ages. Night working, the least common type of schedule, did not differ by education for both parents. Mothers and fathers with the least education were most likely to work weekend schedules at all ages.

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“…When parents work nonstandard rather than day shifts, children have lower achievement in reading comprehension and mathematics (Han and Fox 2011) and attend fewer extracurricular activities (Han 2006). Nonstandard work schedules are linked to increased risk for child overweight and obesity (Champion et al 2012;Miller and Chang 2015;Zilanawala et al 2017) as well as sleep deficiency (Kalil et al 2014;Radoševic-Vidacek and Košcec 2004).…”

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Introduction to the Special Issue “Parental work and family/child well-being”

Pollmann‐Schult¹,

Li²

2020

JFamRes

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The "new economy" is characterized by increasing levels of nonstandard employment. A significant proportion of employees work very long hours, work with high intensity, or have long commutes to work. Also, many workers struggle to secure adequate, stable employment or good quality jobs, and work evening and night shifts or work multiple jobs in order to make ends meet. This special issue examines the consequences of the new economy for the wellbeing of family and children. The studies included in this special issue address the impact of parents’ nonstandard work schedules (shift work), long work hours, temporary employment, and long commutes to work on parental and child health and wellbeing, relationship satisfaction, work-family balance, and the division of labour.

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Parental nonstandard work schedules during infancy and children’s BMI trajectories

Cited by 8 publications

References 38 publications

Parental commuting and child well-being in Germany

Parental commuting and child well-being in Germany

Educational gradients in nonstandard work schedules among mothers and fathers in the United Kingdom

Introduction to the Special Issue “Parental work and family/child well-being”

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