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 ri...
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| author | Li, Jianghong Johnson, S. Han, W. Andrews, S. Kendall, Garth Strazdins, L. Dockery, Alfred Michael |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-263192017-09-13T15:27:38Z Parents' nonstandard work schedules and child well-being: A critical review of the literature Li, Jianghong Johnson, S. Han, W. Andrews, S. Kendall, Garth Strazdins, L. Dockery, Alfred Michael Shift work schedules Child mental health Nonstandard work Child obesity Cognitive development Parental employment 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. 2014 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/26319 10.1007/s10935-013-0318-z Springer fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Shift work schedules Child mental health Nonstandard work Child obesity Cognitive development Parental employment Li, Jianghong Johnson, S. Han, W. Andrews, S. Kendall, Garth Strazdins, L. Dockery, Alfred Michael Parents' nonstandard work schedules and child well-being: A critical review of the literature |
| title | Parents' nonstandard work schedules and child well-being: A critical review of the literature |
| title_full | Parents' nonstandard work schedules and child well-being: A critical review of the literature |
| title_fullStr | Parents' nonstandard work schedules and child well-being: A critical review of the literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Parents' nonstandard work schedules and child well-being: A critical review of the literature |
| title_short | Parents' nonstandard work schedules and child well-being: A critical review of the literature |
| title_sort | parents' nonstandard work schedules and child well-being: a critical review of the literature |
| topic | Shift work schedules Child mental health Nonstandard work Child obesity Cognitive development Parental employment |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/26319 |