TY - JOUR PY - 2010// TI - The Benefits and Risks of Adolescent Employment JO - Prevention researcher A1 - Mortimer, JT SP - 8 EP - 11 VL - 17 IS - 2 N2 - This article will address the probable benefits, as well as some potential costs, of teenage employment. Initially, four plausible answers to the general question, "Is working good for teenagers?" are presented. Then it will highlight findings of the Youth Development Study, an ongoing longitudinal study, that bear directly on this question. Finally, implications of the findings that may be of interest to parents, educators, and others with interests in enhancing healthy youth development will be discussed.

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