TY - JOUR
T1 - Nonstandard maternal work schedules during infancy
T2 - Implications for children's early behavior problems
AU - Daniel, Stephanie S.
AU - Grzywacz, Joseph G.
AU - Leerkes, Esther
AU - Tucker, Jenna
AU - Han, Wen Jui
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported by a grant from the National Institute for Child Health and Human Development (HD-050204).
PY - 2009/4
Y1 - 2009/4
N2 - This paper examines the associations between maternal nonstandard work schedules during infancy and children's early behavior problems, and the extent to which infant temperament may moderate these associations. Hypothesized associations were tested using data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Study of Early Child Care (Phase I). Analyses focused on mothers who returned to work by the time the child was 6 months of age, and who worked an average of at least 35 h per week from 6 through 36 months. At 24 and 36 months, children whose mothers worked a nonstandard schedule had higher internalizing and externalizing behaviors. Modest, albeit inconsistent, evidence suggests that temperamentally reactive children may be more vulnerable to maternal work schedules. Maternal depressive symptoms partially mediated associations between nonstandard maternal work schedules and child behavior outcomes.
AB - This paper examines the associations between maternal nonstandard work schedules during infancy and children's early behavior problems, and the extent to which infant temperament may moderate these associations. Hypothesized associations were tested using data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Study of Early Child Care (Phase I). Analyses focused on mothers who returned to work by the time the child was 6 months of age, and who worked an average of at least 35 h per week from 6 through 36 months. At 24 and 36 months, children whose mothers worked a nonstandard schedule had higher internalizing and externalizing behaviors. Modest, albeit inconsistent, evidence suggests that temperamentally reactive children may be more vulnerable to maternal work schedules. Maternal depressive symptoms partially mediated associations between nonstandard maternal work schedules and child behavior outcomes.
KW - Early behavior problems
KW - Infant temperament
KW - Maternal depressive symptoms
KW - Maternal nonstandard work schedules
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U2 - 10.1016/j.infbeh.2008.12.008
DO - 10.1016/j.infbeh.2008.12.008
M3 - Article
C2 - 19233479
AN - SCOPUS:62249164304
SN - 0163-6383
VL - 32
SP - 195
EP - 207
JO - Infant Behavior and Development
JF - Infant Behavior and Development
IS - 2
ER -