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Author: Lim, Hyejung
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Lee, Jaewon Allen, Jennifer Lim, Hyejung |
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The Effect of Single Mothers’ Employment on Their Children’s Mental Health in Young Adulthood: Random Effects Model for Longitudinal Data Children and Youth Services Review 160 (May 2024): 107585. Also: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0190740924001579?via%3Dihub Cohort(s): Children of the NLSY79, NLSY79, NLSY79 Young Adult Publisher: Elsevier Keyword(s): Child Care; Child Development; Childhood; Childhood Education, Early; Childhood, Early; Children; Children, Emotional Development; Children, Mental Health; Children, Preschool; Depression (see also CESD); Job Training; Motherhood; Mothers; Mothers, Single; Mothers, Working; Pregnancy; Self-Esteem; Training, Occupational Objective: Based on a longitudinal approach, this study explores the effect of single mothers’ employment from pregnancy to their children’s preschool years on their adult children’s self-esteem and depression. Methods: The National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 (NLSY79) and the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 79 for Children and Young Adults (NLSY79 CY) were employed to pair mothers and their adult children. We used six NLSY79 CY waves from 2004 to 2014. A total of 2,596 single mother-headed household dyads were selected. Variables repeatedly measured at six points in time were tested using the Random Effects Model. Results: Results show that single mothers’ higher frequency of employment from pregnancy to when their children were four years old was significantly related to their children’s self-esteem and depression at above the age of 18 years. Discussion: Providing more opportunities for single mothers to get a job is necessary to enhance their children’s mental health over time. Accessible job training programs for single mothers and free provision of accessible and high-quality childcare services by the government should be focused on single mothers, particularly those who are pregnant or have children under the age of 5 years, for their children to positively develop self-esteem and reduce depression over time. The intergenerational transmission of inequality between single mothers and their adult children can be addressed by providing more opportunities for well-paying stable jobs with flexible schedules to single mothers, so they are better able to provide their children with time, support and resources. |
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Lee, Jaewon, Jennifer Allen and Hyejung Lim. "The Effect of Single Mothers’ Employment on Their Children’s Mental Health in Young Adulthood: Random Effects Model for Longitudinal Data." Children and Youth Services Review 160 (May 2024): 107585.
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Lee, Jaewon Lim, Hyejung Allen, Jennifer |
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A Hybrid Model for the Intergenerational Relationship Between Maternal Poverty and Their Young Adult Child’s Self-Esteem Lee, J., Lim, H., & Allen, J. (2023). A Hybrid Model for the Intergenerational Relationship Between Maternal Poverty and Their Young Adult Child’s Self-Esteem. Journal of Family Issues, 0(0). Also: https://doi.org/10.1177/0192513X231181365 Cohort(s): NLSY79, NLSY79 Young Adult Publisher: Sage Publications Keyword(s): Intergenerational Patterns/Transmission; Mothers, Income; Poverty; Self-Esteem Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. This study aims to examine how mothers’ poverty differently affects young adult children’s self-esteem over time. We consider how young adult children’s income moderates the between-subject relationship and the within-subject relationship. This study used two data sets such as the NLSY79 and the NLSY79CY. We used six waves from 2004 to 2014. A total of 3975 mother–adult child dyads were chosen. The hybrid model was employed to explore both the between-subject and the within-subject relationship. There was a significant between-subject relationship regarding the effect of mothers’ poverty and adult children’s income on adult children’s self-esteem. In the between-subjects relationship, an interaction effect was found, such that children’s income moderated the between-subject relationship between mothers’ poverty and children’s self-esteem. Long-term anti-poverty programs should be provided to women with children even after they completely are away from poverty. Minimizing inequality in intergenerational economic mobility may be critical to enhance adult children’s self-esteem. |
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Bibliography Citation
Lee, Jaewon, Hyejung Lim and Jennifer Allen. "A Hybrid Model for the Intergenerational Relationship Between Maternal Poverty and Their Young Adult Child’s Self-Esteem." Lee, J., Lim, H., & Allen, J. (2023). A Hybrid Model for the Intergenerational Relationship Between Maternal Poverty and Their Young Adult Child’s Self-Esteem. Journal of Family Issues, 0(0). A.
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