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Child Care, Work, and Depressive Symptoms Among Low-Income Mothers

Jay Fagan

Elisa Bernd

Temple University, Philadelphia

Focusing on social factors associated with increased depressive symptoms among working mothers living in poor urban neighborhoods, this study investigates the effects of welfare participation, employment conditions, and child care on women's emotional well-being. The authors use new data from the Philadelphia Survey of Child Care and Work. Hierarchical regression analyses reveal minimal effects of welfare participation on depressive symptoms. However, women's employment characteristics and child care problems were significantly related to emotional well-being. Interaction effects between child care and employment were also explored. Mothers who had concerns about child care were more likely to report depressive symptoms when they had good-quality jobs (higher wages) or when they had only one job or were not unemployed.

Key Words: child care • work • low-income mothers • depressive symptoms

Journal of Family Issues, Vol. 27, No. 5, 609-632 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X05285292


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