Journal article
Depression, Work and Family Roles, and the Gendered Life Course
Journal of health and social behavior, Vol.58(4), pp.422-441
12/2017
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/108552
PMID: 29172763
Abstract
Despite the importance of employment for shaping mental health over the life course, little is known about how the mental health benefits of employment change as individuals age through their prime employment and child-rearing years. This study examines the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, 1979 Cohort ( N = 8,931), following respondents from their late 20s to mid-50s. Results suggest that among women, the aging of children is especially salient for shaping the mental health consequences of employment. Young children diminish the protective effect of mothers’ full- and part-time employment, but the salubrious effects of paid work increase as children get older. The benefit of employment for men’s mental health also changes over time, but it is the aging of men themselves rather than their children that alters the magnitude of full-time employment’s protective effect. Findings suggest the contribution of employment to life course mental health remains tethered to traditional gender roles.
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- Title
- Depression, Work and Family Roles, and the Gendered Life Course
- Creators
- Katrina Leupp - Washington State University, Vancouver, WA, USA
- Publication Details
- Journal of health and social behavior, Vol.58(4), pp.422-441
- Academic Unit
- Sociology, Department of
- Identifiers
- 99900547394801842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article