Journal article
Jobless parents, unhealthy children? How past exposure to parental joblessness influences children's future health
I Mooi-Reci, M Wooden
Ssm Population Health | Published : 2022
Abstract
Rationale: Despite a growing body of work investigating the combined effects of maternal and paternal joblessness for children's outcomes, very little is known about the long-term effects of parental joblessness on children's health, and especially health during adulthood. Objective: The primary objective of this study is to directly test whether exposure to parental joblessness during childhood and early adulthood has adverse consequences for health in later years. This study also explores whether family resources, time inputs and family harmony mediate this relationship. Methods: Multilevel generalized structural equation models describing processes influencing child health outcomes in lat..
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Awarded by Australian Research Council
Funding Acknowledgements
This paper was supported by funding from the Australian Research Council (DP160101063) . It uses unit record data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey. The HILDA Survey Project was initiated and is funded by the Australian Government Department of Social Services (DSS) and is managed by the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research (Melbourne Insti-tute) . The findings and views reported in this paper, however, are those of the authors and should not be attributed to either DSS or the Mel-bourne Institute.