ArticleJournal of epidemiology and community health2025
Parental employment quality and the mental health and school performance of children and youth.
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- The association between parental involvement in developmental advance and mental health in Chinese preschoolers: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Anxiety and depression and its correlates among undergraduate medical students in Nepal: A cross-sectional study.PLOS mental health · 2026Article
- A systematic bibliometric and meta analysis of key factors and emerging AI and ML insights in shaping child cognitive development.Discover mental health · 2025Review
- The Association of Social Determinants of Health Screening With Developmental and Social-Emotional Outcomes in Children Enrolled in Head Start.Journal of primary care & community healthArticle
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Abstract
backgroundLower-quality employment, characterised by excessive or part-time hours, irregular schedules and inadequate earnings, is a key social determinant of health among adults. Research examining parental employment quality in relation to the mental health and school performance of children is lacking. The study objective was to measure the associations between parental employment quality and child mental health symptoms and school performance.
methodsWe conducted a secondary analysis of the cross-sectional 2014 Ontario Child Health Study. Dependent variables were parent-reported child mental health symptoms and school performance. We used latent class analysis (LCA) to characterise employment status, hours, scheduling and earnings of parents. We used linear and multinomial regression to model the associations between parental employment quality, mental health symptoms, and school performance.
resultsOur study sample consisted of 9,927 children. The LCA of dual-parent households yielded three classes of parental employment quality, which we labelled 'Dual Parent, High Quality', 'Dual Parent, Primary Earner Model' and 'Dual Parent, Precarious'. The LCA of single-parent households yielded two further classes, which we labelled 'Single Parent, High Quality' and 'Single Parent, Precarious'. Compared with children in the 'Dual Parent, High Quality' group, children in all other groups had higher-level mental health symptoms and lower school performance. Children with 'precarious' parental employment in both groups showed the least favourable outcomes.
conclusionsLower-quality parental employment was associated with increased mental health symptoms and poorer school performance among children. A clearer understanding of these relationships and their underlying mechanisms can help inform relevant policies and interventions.
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