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    Parents' work patterns and adolescent health and wellbeing

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    Authors
    Dockery, Alfred Michael
    Li, Jianghong
    Kendall, Garth
    Date
    2009
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Dockery, Alfred Michael and Li, Jianghong and Kendall, Garth. 2009. Parents' work patterns and adolescent health and wellbeing. Social Science and Medicine. 68 (4): pp. 689-698.
    Source Title
    Social Science and Medicine
    DOI
    10.1016/j.socscimed.2008.10.005
    ISSN
    02779536
    Faculty
    Faculty of Health Sciences
    School
    School of Economics and Finance
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    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/40192
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Previous research demonstrates that non-standard work schedules undermine the stability of marriage and reduce family cohesiveness. Limited research has investigated the effects of parents working non-standard schedules on children's health and wellbeing and no published Australian studies have addressed this important issue. This paper contributes to bridging this knowledge gap by focusing on adolescents aged 15-20 years and by including sole parent families which have been omitted in previous research, using panel data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia Survey. Multilevel linear regression models are estimated to analyse the association between parental work schedules and hours of work and measures of adolescents' mental health derived from the SF-36 Health Survey. Evidence of negative impacts of parents working non-standard hours upon adolescent wellbeing is found to exist primarily within sole parent families.

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