TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2004//
TI  - School-year employment among south Texas middle school students: effects on academic, social, mental health, and physical functioning
JO  - Journal of children's health
A1  - Weller, Nancy F.
A1  - Cooper, Sharon P.
A1  - Tortolero, Susan R.
A1  - Kelder, Steven H.
A1  - Hassan, Sohela
SP  - 87
EP  - 102
VL  - 2
IS  - 1
N2  - This study describes the effect of different weekly work intensity levels on child functioning in a sample of middle school students (N = 5,367) in rural South Texas where economically disadvantaged and Hispanic students are heavily represented. Anonymous surveys were conducted in sixth through eighth grade students' regular classrooms. The following effects were associated with longer hours of weekly school-year employment: 1) decreased engagement in school, hours of weeknight and weekend sleep, and satisfaction with amounts of leisure time, and 2) increased psychological stress, frequency of headaches, and substance use. It was concluded that parents and professionals should continue to closely monitor the number of weekly hours that students work during the school year.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1541-7069
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/15417060490447387
ID  - ref1
ER  -