scholarly journals Maternal Work Hours and Childhood Obesity: Evidence Using Instrumental Variables Related to Sibling School Eligibility

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 553-584 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles Courtemanche ◽  
Rusty Tchernis ◽  
Xilin Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Childhood Obesity ◽  
Instrumental Variables ◽  
Work Hours ◽  
Maternal Work

scholarly journals Non-linear relationship between maternal work hours and child body weight: Evidence from the Western Australian Pregnancy Cohort (Raine) Study

2017 ◽  
Vol 186 ◽  
pp. 52-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianghong Li ◽  
Plamen Akaliyski ◽  
Jakob Schäfer ◽  
Garth Kendall ◽  
Wendy H. Oddy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Linear Relationship ◽  
Work Hours ◽  
Raine Study ◽  
Maternal Work ◽  
Pregnancy Cohort ◽  
Non Linear ◽  
Western Australian

scholarly journals Maternal work hours in early to middle childhood link to later adolescent diet quality

2011 ◽  
Vol 15 (10) ◽  
pp. 1861-1870 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianghong Li ◽  
Therese O'Sullivan ◽  
Sarah Johnson ◽  
Fiona Stanley ◽  
Wendy Oddy
Keyword(s):  
Middle Childhood ◽  
Diet Quality ◽  
Work Hours ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Food Groups ◽  
Linear Regression Models ◽  
Maternal Work ◽  
Adolescent Diet ◽  
Full Time Employment ◽  
The Impact

AbstractObjectivePrevious studies on maternal work hours and child diet quality have reported conflicting findings possibly due to differences in study design, lack of a comprehensive measure of diet quality and differing ages of the children under investigation. The present study aimed to prospectively examine the impact of parental work hours from age 1 year to age 14 years on adolescent diet quality.DesignMultivariate linear regression models were used to examine independent associations between parents’ work hours at each follow-up and across 14 years and adolescent diet quality at age 14 years. A diet quality index was based on the international literature and Australian recommendations, consisting of six food groups and nine nutrients.SettingPerth, Western Australia.SubjectsChildren (n 1629) participating in the Western Australian Pregnancy Cohort (Raine) Study.ResultsCompared with children of mothers in full-time employment, children of mothers who were not employed in early childhood up to age 5 years had a higher average diet quality score at age 14 years, independent of maternal and family socio-economic status. Across 14 years the number of years the mother worked full time and increasing average weekly hours were associated with lower diet quality. Father's work hours had little association with adolescent diet quality.ConclusionsHaving a mother stay at home in early to middle childhood is associated with better diet quality in adolescence. Support may be beneficial for families where the mother returns to full-time employment before the child reaches 8 years of age.

Bullying Behavior, Parents’ Work Hours and Early Adolescents’ Perceptions of Time Spent With Parents

2010 ◽  
Vol 43 (4) ◽  
pp. 1570-1595 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. André Christie-Mizell ◽  
Jacqueline M. Keil ◽  
Mary Therese Laske ◽  
Jennifer Stewart
Keyword(s):  
School Performance ◽  
Home Environment ◽  
Early Adolescents ◽  
Work Hours ◽  
Sufficient Time ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Change Models ◽  
Maternal Work ◽  
Bullying Behavior

This research investigates the relationships among bullying behavior, mother’s and father’s work hours, and early adolescents’ perceptions of whether they spend sufficient time with their parents. In cross-sectional models, we find maternal work hours are modestly associated with increases in bullying behavior. However, in more rigorous change models, our findings indicate that over time maternal work hours bear no direct relationship to bullying behavior. Moreover, in our final models, an interaction between father’s work hours and perceptions of time spent with him has one of the most robust associations with bullying for adolescents. When paternal employment is full- or overtime and youth perceive they do not spend enough with their fathers, bullying behavior increases. Other important factors that shape bullying behavior are the quality of the home environment and the adolescent’s school performance.

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