TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2001//
TI  - Mothers' Employment, Parental Involvement, and the Implications for Intermediate Child Outcomes
JO  - Social science research
A1  - Zick, Cathleen Diane
A1  - Bryant, W.Keith
A1  - Österbacka, Eva
SP  - 25
EP  - 49
VL  - 30
IS  - 1
N2  - 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 /> 
LA  - en
SN  - 0049-089X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1006/ssre.2000.0685
ID  - ref1
ER  -