@article{ref1,
title="Mothers' Employment, Parental Involvement, and the Implications for Intermediate Child Outcomes",
journal="Social science research",
year="2001",
author="Zick, Cathleen Diane and Bryant, W.Keith and Österbacka, Eva",
volume="30",
number="1",
pages="25-49",
abstract="Data from the National Survey of Families and Households are used to investigate how married mothers' work patterns affect the frequency of potentially human capital enriching parent-child activities and, in turn, if these parent-child activities and work patterns are related to children's subsequent behavior and academic achievements. The analyses suggest that both parents in employed-mother households engage in reading/homework activities with their children more frequently than do parents in households where the mother is not employed. Increases in the frequency of reading/homework activities and playing/project activities are found to be related to fewer behavioral problems and higher grades. At the same time, the direct effect of a mother's employment during the preschool years generally has no effect on intermediate child outcomes.<p />",
language="en",
issn="0049-089X",
doi="10.1006/ssre.2000.0685",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1006/ssre.2000.0685"
}