Predictors of Employment in Early Adolescence: Results of a Longitudinal Study

Abstract

The aim was to explore predictors of employment during the school year in adolescents aged 13. We report on a population-based sample of children followed-up from 5 months to this day. Parents and children answered questions on family, school, health, and work. A multinomial logistic regression was used to identify the predictors of informal and formal work. Results show that female sex and leisure time physical activity (LTPA) at age 12 were associated with an increased probability of doing informal work at age 13. Also, results indicate that 13-year-olds doing formal work for an employer or in the family business were more likely to report higher LTPA, to have used alcohol, to exhibit more delinquent behaviors, and to report lower educational aspirations at age 12. Such information must be used to devise interventions aiming at reducing the risks that school year employment may entail for education and health of adolescents.

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“…Por otro lado, el estudio de Laberge et al (2023) se centró en factores predictores del empleo en la adolescencia temprana. Aunque no abordaron directamente la informalidad laboral de mujeres cabeza de hogar, encontraron que ciertos factores, como la educación y la capacitación, influyen en la empleabilidad.…”

“…Factores como la falta de oportunidades de empleo formal, la baja escolaridad, la discriminación de género y la responsabilidad de las tareas domésticas y el cuidado de los hijos pueden limitar sus opciones laborales, dejándolas con pocas alternativas más que buscar empleo en el sector informal. Además, la ubicación geográfica y las condiciones socioeconómicas desfavorables pueden influir en su decisión de unirse al trabajo informal como una forma de subsistencia (Laberge et al, 2023;Chen et al, 2023).…”

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