Fathers’ and Mothers’ Work and Family Issues as Related to Internalizing and Externalizing Behavior of Children Attending Day Care

Relationships between work and family variables and children’s internalizing and externalizing behavior are examined in 132 dual-earner couples of preschool-age children. Mothers’ and fathers’ parenting stress and mothers’ work-family conflict predict children’s internalizing behavior; mothers’ work...

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Published in:Journal of family issues 2006-02, Vol.27 (2), p.252-270
Main Authors: Hart, Margaret S., Kelley, Michelle L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anxiety
Behavior
Child Behavior
Child Care
Child Development
Child Rearing
Employed Parents
Families & family life
Family Work Relationship
Fathers
Mothers
Parent Child Relations
Parent Child Relationship
Parent-Child relationships
Parental Influence
Parental participation
Parents & parenting
Preschool Children
Social Behavior
Work life balance
Work-Family conflict
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Summary:Relationships between work and family variables and children’s internalizing and externalizing behavior are examined in 132 dual-earner couples of preschool-age children. Mothers’ and fathers’ parenting stress and mothers’ work-family conflict predict children’s internalizing behavior; mothers’ work-family conflict, mothers’ and fathers’ parenting stress, the number of hours fathers’ worked, and mothers’ beliefs about father involvement predict externalizing symptoms in children. Results are discussed in terms of the importance of mothers’ and fathers’ work and family issues for children’s behavior.
ISSN:0192-513X
1552-5481
DOI:10.1177/0192513X05280992