TY - JOUR
T1 - Maternal Employment and Juvenile Delinquency
T2 - A Longitudinal Study of Korean Adolescents
AU - Lee, Joongyeup
AU - Jang, Hyunseok
AU - Bouffard, Leana A.
PY - 2013/10
Y1 - 2013/10
N2 - Historically, many have suggested that women's participation in the labor force has contributed to higher juvenile delinquency rates due to the extensive amount of time and attention that working mothers must spend outside the home and away from their children. Although some researchers have examined this hypothesis, findings are mixed and inconclusive. Using longitudinal data provided by the Korean Youth Panel Survey project, the effects of maternal employment on a child's propensity to commit general delinquency are examined. Results from hierarchical linear modeling analysis indicated that children of working mothers display a higher likelihood of becoming involved in delinquency. In addition, working mothers with higher educational backgrounds were more apt to have a child who commits delinquency.
AB - Historically, many have suggested that women's participation in the labor force has contributed to higher juvenile delinquency rates due to the extensive amount of time and attention that working mothers must spend outside the home and away from their children. Although some researchers have examined this hypothesis, findings are mixed and inconclusive. Using longitudinal data provided by the Korean Youth Panel Survey project, the effects of maternal employment on a child's propensity to commit general delinquency are examined. Results from hierarchical linear modeling analysis indicated that children of working mothers display a higher likelihood of becoming involved in delinquency. In addition, working mothers with higher educational backgrounds were more apt to have a child who commits delinquency.
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U2 - 10.1177/0011128711428733
DO - 10.1177/0011128711428733
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84883425256
SN - 0011-1287
VL - 59
SP - 1064
EP - 1084
JO - Crime and Delinquency
JF - Crime and Delinquency
IS - 7
ER -