Parental Job Loss and Early Child Development in the Great Recession
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21301322 |
|---|---|
| Authors | G Mari (0000-0001-8557-5337, Erasmus University Rotterdam, corresponding author), Renske Keizer (0000-0003-4051-1406, Erasmus University Rotterdam) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 92 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 1698-1716 |
| Publication date | 2021-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Child Development (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0009-3920 • E-ISSN: 1467-8624 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/cdev.13517 |
| PMID | 33506504 |
| OpenAlex | W3121157032 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 18 |
| References cited | 62 |
The study examines whether and why parental job loss may stifle early child development, relying on cohort data from the population of children born in Ireland in 2007–2008 (N = 6,303) and followed around the time of the Great Recession (2008–2013). A novel approach to mediation analysis is deployed, testing expectations from models of family investment and family stress. Parental job loss exacerbates problem behavior at ages 3 and 5 (.05–.08 SDs), via the channels of parental income and maternal negative parenting. By depressing parental income, job loss also hampers children’s verbal ability at age 3 (.03 SDs). This is tied to reduced affordability of formal childcare, highlighting a policy lever that might tame the intergenerational toll of job loss
Child development · Developmental psychology · Economic growth · Economics · Great recession · Job loss · Keynesian economics · Labour economics · Recession · Unemployment · Employment and Welfare Studies · Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies · Psychology · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics
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| Unique citing works | 18 |
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| Citations per year | 4,5 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 17 |