Association between maternal employment and the child´s mental health: a systematic review with meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT: The recent rise in maternal workforce participation has led to more research regarding the role of maternal employment for (early) childhood mental health. This systematic review with meta-analysis covers new evidence on the association of both variables. A systematic literature search was conducted. Studies had to compare children 0-7 years of age on the basis of their mothers' employment status, working amount, employment duration, i.e., how long the mother had been back at work after birth, or timing of return to work. Child mental health was operationalized as behavior problems and prosocial behavior. Narrative and meta-analytic syntheses of evidence were conducted. Maternal employment was associated with more conduct problems but less internalizing behavior problems and anxious/depres

SUBMITTER: Kopp M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9924214 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature