Maternal Employment and Child Development: A Fresh Look Using Newer Methods
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| Title: | Maternal Employment and Child Development: A Fresh Look Using Newer Methods |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Hill, Jennifer L., Waldfogel, Jane, Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne |
| Source: | Developmental Psychology. Nov 2005 41(6):833-850. |
| Availability: | American Psychological Association. Journals Department, 750 First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242. Tel: 800-374-2721; Tel: 202-336-5540; Fax: 202-336-5549; e-mail: journals@apa.org; Web site: http://www.apa.org/journals. |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 18 |
| Publication Date: | 2005 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Employed Women, Mothers, Employment Patterns, Part Time Employment, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Comparative Analysis |
| ISSN: | 0012-1649 |
| Abstract: | The employment rate for mothers with young children has increased dramatically over the past 25 years. Estimating the effects of maternal employment on children's development is challenged by selection bias and the missing data endemic to most policy research. To address these issues, this study uses propensity score matching and multiple imputation. The authors compare outcomes across 4 maternal employment patterns: no work in first 3 years postbirth, work only after 1st year, part-time work in 1st year, and full-time work in 1st year. Our results demonstrate small but significant negative effects of maternal employment on children's cognitive outcomes for full-time employment in the 1st year postbirth as compared with employment postponed until after the 1st year. Multiple imputation yields noticeably different estimates as compared with a complete case approach for many measures. Differences between results from propensity score approaches and regression modeling are often minimal. |
| Abstractor: | Author |
| Entry Date: | 2006 |
| Access URL: | https://content.apa.org/journals/dev/41/6 |
| Accession Number: | EJ733669 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | The employment rate for mothers with young children has increased dramatically over the past 25 years. Estimating the effects of maternal employment on children's development is challenged by selection bias and the missing data endemic to most policy research. To address these issues, this study uses propensity score matching and multiple imputation. The authors compare outcomes across 4 maternal employment patterns: no work in first 3 years postbirth, work only after 1st year, part-time work in 1st year, and full-time work in 1st year. Our results demonstrate small but significant negative effects of maternal employment on children's cognitive outcomes for full-time employment in the 1st year postbirth as compared with employment postponed until after the 1st year. Multiple imputation yields noticeably different estimates as compared with a complete case approach for many measures. Differences between results from propensity score approaches and regression modeling are often minimal. |
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| ISSN: | 0012-1649 |
