Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/202329 
Year of Publication: 
2014
Citation: 
[Journal:] The Journal of Primary Prevention [ISSN:] 1573-6547 [Volume:] 35 [Issue:] 1 [Publisher:] Springer [Place:] New York, NY [Year:] 2014 [Pages:] 53-73
Publisher: 
Springer, New York, NY
Abstract: 
This paper provides a comprehensive review of empirical evidence linking parental nonstandard work schedules to four main child developmental outcomes: internalizing and externalizing problems, cognitive development, and body mass index. We evaluated the studies based on theory and methodological rigor (longitudinal data, representative samples, consideration of selection and information bias, confounders, moderators, and mediators). Of 23 studies published between 1980 and 2012 that met the selection criteria, 21 reported significant associations between nonstandard work schedules and an adverse child developmental outcome. The associations were partially mediated through parental depressive symptoms, low quality parenting, reduced parent-child interaction and closeness, and a less supportive home environment. These associations were more pronounced in disadvantaged families and when parents worked such schedules full time. We discuss the nuance, strengths, and limitations of the existing studies, and propose recommendations for future research.
Subjects: 
child mental health
child obesity
cognitive development
nonstandard work schedules
parental employment
shift work
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Document Type: 
Article
Document Version: 
Accepted Manuscript (Postprint)

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