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Working Women's Selection of Care for Their Infants: A Prospective Study *
Author(s) -
Pungello Elizabeth Puhn,
KurtzCostes Beth
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
family relations
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1741-3729
pISSN - 0197-6664
DOI - 10.1111/j.1741-3729.2000.00245.x
Subject(s) - child care , psychology , developmental psychology , selection (genetic algorithm) , nursing , medicine , artificial intelligence , computer science
We interviewed 102 employed women before and after the birth of their first child to examine: (1) the influences of environmental constraints and maternal beliefs on mothers' care decisions, and (2) change in environmental constraints and beliefs. Both employment‐related constraints and maternal beliefs were related to infant care decisions, and mothers who chose nonparental versus parent‐only care differed in how their constraints and beliefs changed over time. Implications for practitioners are discussed.