Flexibility or Constraint? The Implications of Mothers' and Fathers' Nonstandard Schedules for Children's Behavioral Outcomes

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ID2347748
AuthorsC Leibbrand (0000-0001-6807-5197, University of Washington, WA, USA, corresponding author)
Year2018
Volume39
Issue8
Pages2336-2365
Publication date2018-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Family Issues (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0192-513X • E-ISSN: 1552-5481
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0192513x17748693
OpenAlexW2781100222
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited42

Approximately 17.7% of the U.S. workforce is employed in a nonstandard schedule. Research thus far indicates that these schedules negatively influence children's behavioral development. However, few studies examine the roles of the child's gender and age. To broaden understanding of the relationships between nonstandard schedules and child behavior, and how these relationships may depend on the gender and age of the child, I analyze data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth-1979 and its Child Supplement from 1992 to 2006. My findings show that some types of parental nonstandard shifts, such as evening and night shifts, are associated with fewer behavioral problems among children, though these results depend on the gender and age of the child. In contrast, parents' rotating and split shifts are associated with more behavior problems among children, indicating that it is relatively unstable and unpredictable work schedules that may have the most harmful associations with children's outcomes

Demographic economics · Developmental psychology · Evening · National Longitudinal Surveys · Schedule · Workforce · Early Childhood Education and Development · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Psychology · Work-Family Balance Challenges

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