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

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-f

SUBMITTER: Garon-Carrier G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10638856 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature