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CHILD CHARACTERISTICS AND THE EMPLOYMENT OF MOTHERS WITH YOUNG CHILDREN: A LONGITUDINAL STUDY
Author(s) -
Galambos Nancy L.,
Lerner Jacqueline V.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
journal of child psychology and psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.652
H-Index - 211
eISSN - 1469-7610
pISSN - 0021-9630
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-7610.1987.tb00654.x
Subject(s) - psychology , longitudinal study , developmental psychology , context (archaeology) , child development , longitudinal data , demography , medicine , paleontology , pathology , sociology , biology
The present longitudinal study investigated the relative influence or child, maternal, and demographic characteristics on the labor force participation of 93 mothers with young children in the New York Longitudinal Study. Multiple regression analyses revealed that child characteristics such as temperamental difficulty and the presence of physical problems were as potent as demographic features in predicting the mother's labor market activities throughout the child's early years. Conclusions were that multiple aspects of the context, including child characteristics, must be addressed if a more comprehensive picture of the employment patterns of mothers is to be gained.