Artikel

Parents' Nonstandard Work Schedules and Child Well-Being: A Critical Review of the Literature

This paper provides a comprehensive review of empirical evidence linking parental nonstandard work schedules to four main child developmental outcomes: internalizing and externalizing problems, cognitive development, and body mass index. We evaluated the studies based on theory and methodological rigor (longitudinal data, representative samples, consideration of selection and information bias, confounders, moderators, and mediators). Of 23 studies published between 1980 and 2012 that met the selection criteria, 21 reported significant associations between nonstandard work schedules and an adverse child developmental outcome. The associations were partially mediated through parental depressive symptoms, low quality parenting, reduced parent-child interaction and closeness, and a less supportive home environment. These associations were more pronounced in disadvantaged families and when parents worked such schedules full time. We discuss the nuance, strengths, and limitations of the existing studies, and propose recommendations for future research.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Journal: The Journal of Primary Prevention ; ISSN: 1573-6547 ; Volume: 35 ; Year: 2014 ; Issue: 1 ; Pages: 53-73 ; New York, NY: Springer

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Thema
child mental health
child obesity
cognitive development
nonstandard work schedules
parental employment
shift work

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Li, Jianghong
Johnson, Sarah E.
Han, Wen-Jui
Andrews, Sonia
Kendall, Garth
Strazdins, Lyndall
Dockery, Alfred
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Springer
ZBW – Leibniz Information Centre for Economics
(wo)
New York, NY
(wann)
2014

DOI
doi:10.1007/s10935-013-0318-z
Handle
Letzte Aktualisierung
10.03.2025, 11:44 MEZ

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  • Artikel

Beteiligte

  • Li, Jianghong
  • Johnson, Sarah E.
  • Han, Wen-Jui
  • Andrews, Sonia
  • Kendall, Garth
  • Strazdins, Lyndall
  • Dockery, Alfred
  • Springer
  • ZBW – Leibniz Information Centre for Economics

Entstanden

  • 2014

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