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Child Development
Mom's job may affect her teen's well-being and education
March 3rd, 2005
Whether or not a single mother is employed and how much her job pays significantly affects her adolescent children's self-esteem, educational attainment, and the likelihood that they will remain in school, say researchers. These findings, reported in the January/February 2005 issue of the journal Child Development, have significant implications in today's post-welfare reform United States, claim University of Chicago researchers Ariel Kalil, PhD, and Kathleen M. Ziol-Guest, MPA. They investigated the links between single mothers' employment and the well-being of their adolescent children (ages 14 to 16) over a 2-year period using the National...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-03-03)
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