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Change in Family Work Status: Effects on Parent‐Adolescent Decision Making
Author(s) -
Flanagan Constance A.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
child development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.103
H-Index - 257
eISSN - 1467-8624
pISSN - 0009-3920
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-8624.1990.tb02769.x
Subject(s) - psychology , autonomy , developmental psychology , layoff , demotion , family conflict , work (physics) , social psychology , unemployment , mechanical engineering , engineering , politics , political science , law , economics , economic growth
The interactions of parental work status, family integration, and sex of child on parent‐adolescent decision making were examined in a 4‐wave study of 504 adolescents and their mothers. 3 work status groups were compared. Deprived families reported a layoff or demotion at Time 1 and no recovery by Time 4. Recovery families reported similar work status losses at Time 1 and reemployment by Time 4. Nondeprived families reported stable employment at both times. Adolescents in deprived households, especially boys, reported the highest conflict with parents. Adolescents in recovery families reported high conflict when parents were unemployed, but levels declined when parents were reemployed. According to mothers, daughters in deprived households enjoyed the highest level of autonomy of any adolescent group.