To Work or Not to Work? Mothers of Children with ADHD

Autor/inn/en	O'Brien, Karen M.; Sauber, Elizabeth; Merson, Erica S.; Chronis-Tuscano, Andrea
Titel	To Work or Not to Work? Mothers of Children with ADHD
Quelle	In: Journal of Career Development, 44 (2017) 3, S.239-250 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0894-8453
DOI	10.1177/0894845316646219
Schlagwörter	Employed Parents; Mothers; Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Case Studies; Depression (Psychology); Part Time Employment; Unemployment; Career Counseling; Mother Attitudes; Parent Child Relationship; Work Environment; Family Work Relationship; Surveys; Stress Variables; Measures (Individuals); Statistical Analysis + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mother; Mutter; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Part-time employment; Teilzeitbeschäftigung; Arbeitslosigkeit; Mutterliebe; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Arbeitsmilieu; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Messdaten; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	Mothers of children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder were studied with regard to employment status, workplace characteristics, and depressive symptoms. Self-complexity theory proposes that complex self-representations buffer against depression; however, maternal employment may challenge mothers' ability to attend to the many needs of their children. Findings from our cross-sectional study of 176 mothers revealed that employed mothers reported fewer depressive symptoms than unemployed mothers and those employed part time, providing support for the self-complexity buffering hypothesis. Furthermore, low levels of parenting stress were associated with fewer depressive symptoms. Implications are provided for career counseling and future research. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01