Jobless parents, unhealthy children? How past exposure to parental joblessness influences children's future health.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale

Despite a growing body of work investigating the combined effects of maternal and paternal joblessness for children's outcomes, very little is known about the long-term effects of parental joblessness on children's health, and especially health during adulthood.

Objective

The primary objective of this study is to directly test whether exposure to parental joblessness during childhood and early adulthood has adverse consequences for health in later years. This study also explores whether family resources, time inputs and family harmony mediate this relationship.

Methods

Multilevel generalized structural equation models describing processes influencing child health outcomes in later life are estimated using longitudinal data from 19 waves of the Household, Inc

SUBMITTER: Mooi-Reci I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9207136 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature