Examining the links between employed mothers' work characteristics, physical activity, and child health.
The present study tested a process model through which the strain-based (job control and role ambiguity) and time-based (work hours) job demands of employed mothers relate to child health via child modeling of mother's physical activity. Support was found for a model of these relationships using dyadic mother-child data (N = 359) from a large, multi-wave nationwide data set and job demands data from the Occupational Information Network (O*Net). Theoretical and practical implications, as well as future research directions, are also discussed.
Department of Psychology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33620, USA. rcjohns2@mail.usf.edu
Ryan C
RC
Johnson
Tammy D
TD
Allen
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D004651:Employment / Q000523:psychology*; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000502:physiology*; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology; D016526:Workload / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data