Maternal Labor Force Participation during the Child's First Year and Later Separation Anxiety Symptoms

Autor/inn/en	Garon-Carrier, Gabrielle; Ansari, Arya; Margolis, Rachel; Fitzpatrick, Caroline
Titel	Maternal Labor Force Participation during the Child's First Year and Later Separation Anxiety Symptoms
Quelle	In: Health Education & Behavior, 50 (2023) 6, S.792-801 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Garon-Carrier, Gabrielle)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1090-1981
DOI	10.1177/10901981231188137
Schlagwörter	Separation Anxiety; Mothers; Parent Participation; Socioeconomic Status; Family Financial Resources; Leaves of Absence; Low Income; Child Development; Child Health; Mental Health; Foreign Countries; Employed Parents; Young Children; Child Care; Canada; Child Behavior Checklist + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Trennungsangst; Mother; Mutter; Elternmitwirkung; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Lehrerbeurlaubung; Niedriglohn; Kindesentwicklung; Psychohygiene; Ausland; Frühe Kindheit; Kinderfürsorge; Kinderbetreuung; Kanada
Abstract	Separation anxiety symptoms are frequent among preschool-aged children, but it is also a possible gateway for diagnosis of separation anxiety disorder. Early maternal employment after childbirth can increase the risk for the development of separation anxiety symptoms. From an economic perspective, however, securing employment is one effective strategy to ensure child well-being. This study investigated how mothers' participation in the labor force (vs. maternal leave) and the financial state of families when the child was 5 months old was prospectively associated with separation anxiety symptoms. This study is based on 1,295 Canadian families with children assessed longitudinally from 17 months to age 6 on their levels of separation anxiety. Separation anxiety was measured during face-to-face interviews with the mothers. Maternal labor force participation, financial status, and risk factors were measured at 5 months. Results adjusted for propensity scores and for sample weight revealed that children of working mothers, despite having sufficient income (n = 245, 18.9%), were at higher risk of separation anxiety during early childhood. In contrast, maternity leave was most beneficial for children's separation anxiety, whether they were in a family with sufficient income (n = 950, 73.4%) or temporary low income (n = 100, 7.7%). Children of mothers in maternity leave were at risk of heightened separation anxiety only if they experienced chronic economic hardship. Therefore, maternity leave uptake could help prevent the development of separation anxiety. Providing families with opportunity to care for the baby as their main occupation during this sensitive developmental period could help improve children's mental health. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01