title: Effects of early maternal employment on maternal health and well-being.
abstract: This study uses data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study on Early Child Care to examine the effects of maternal employment on maternal mental and overall health, self-reported parenting stress, and parenting quality. These outcomes are measured when children are 6 months old. Among mothers of 6-month-old infants, maternal work hours are positively associated with depressive symptoms and parenting stress and negatively associated with self-rated overall health. However, maternal employment is not associated with quality of parenting at 6 months, based on trained assessors' observations of maternal sensitivity.
authors: Department of Economics, University at Albany, BA 111A, 1400 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12222, USA pchatterji@albany.edu.
authors: Pinka
authors: P
authors: Chatterji
authors: Sara
authors: S
authors: Markowitz
authors: Jeanne
authors: J
authors: Brooks-Gunn
keywords: Family leave; Maternal employment; Maternal health; Maternity leave
references: J Ment Health Policy Econ. 2012 Jun;15(2):61-76
references: 22813939
references: Child Dev. 2002 Jul-Aug;73(4):1052-72
references: 12146733
references: Dev Psychol. 2005 Nov;41(6):833-50
references: 16351331
references: Br J Psychiatry. 2001 Aug;179:151-6
references: 11483477
references: Child Youth Serv Rev. 2008 Apr 1;30(4):365-387
references: 20336171
references: Child Dev. 2005 Jan-Feb;76(1):137-54
references: 15693763
references: Demography. 2002 May;39(2):369-92
references: 12048957
references: Labour Econ. 2008 Oct 1;15(5):958-983
references: 19830269
references: Demography. 2000 Nov;37(4):401-14
references: 11086567
references: Infant Behav Dev. 2009 Apr;32(2):195-207
references: 19233479
references: Econ Hum Biol. 2012 Dec;10(4):352-64
references: 22790446
references: J Health Econ. 2008 Jul;27(4):871-887
references: 18387682