Sammanfattning
Data from me National Survey of Families and Households are used to investigate how married mothers' work patterns affect the frequency of potentially human capital enriching parent-child activities and. in turn, if these parent-child activities and work patterns are related to children's subsequent behavior and academic achievements. The analyses suggest that both parents in employed-mother households engage in reading/homework activities with their children more frequently than do parents in households where the mother is not employed. Increases in the frequency of reading/homework activities and playing/project activities are found to be related to fewer behavioral problems and higher grades. At the same time, the direct effect of a mother's employment during the preschool years generally has no effect on intermediate child outcomes. (C) 2001 Academic Press.
Originalspråk | Odefinierat/okänt |
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Sidor (från-till) | 25–49 |
Antal sidor | 25 |
Tidskrift | Social Science Research |
Volym | 30 |
Nummer | 1 |
DOI | |
Status | Publicerad - 2001 |
MoE-publikationstyp | A1 Tidskriftsartikel-refererad |
Nyckelord
- child outcomes
- mothers' employment
- parent-child time
- parental involvement