The mother’s role in child development: The effect of maternal employment on cognitive development

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Abstract

This research discussed the effects of maternal employment on child cognitive development using the IFLS’s data on children aged between 7-10 years old. The results indicated the negative effects of maternal employment when children were between 0-3 years old. Yet, maternal employment on children aged between 7-10 years old was positively associated with children’s cognition. The accumulated additional hours of the working mother when children were older than 3 years also affected the children’s cognition positively. Furthermore, this development was also affected by other factors, such as the child’s inputs, the mother’s inputs, and the family’s inputs.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2571-2583
Number of pages13
JournalPertanika Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities
Volume27
Issue number4
Publication statusPublished - 2019

Keywords

  • Child development
  • Cognitive development
  • Maternal employment

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