Do the effects of adolescent employment differ by employment intensity and neighborhood context?
Am J Community Psychol
; 55(1-2): 37-47, 2015 Mar.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-25449849
ABSTRACT
Research on the effects of adolescent employment on primarily middle-class youth suggests that intense employment, working more than 15 or 20 hours during the school year, is associated with increased participation in risky behavior. Despite these findings, scholars who focus on the development of youth living in low-income urban areas often hypothesize that adolescent employment will have beneficial effects on this population. There is some evidence that adolescent employment is associated with increased educational achievement and adult employment for low-income urban youth. The impact of adolescent employment on future engagement in risky behavior across levels of neighborhood deprivation and employment intensity was investigated on a sample of 1,057 adolescents from the Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods, a longitudinal study of neighborhood effects on development. After controlling for individual characteristics, intense employment during adolescence did predict increased use of cigarettes and alcohol and having a greater number of sexual partners 2 years after employment was measured. There were no significant interactions between neighborhood SES and adolescent employment status on involvement in risky behavior. These findings suggest that intense adolescent employment is associated with detrimental developmental outcomes for youth regardless neighborhood context.
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Coleções:
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Pobreza
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Comportamento Sexual
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Consumo de Bebidas Alcoólicas
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Fumar
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Características de Residência
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Comportamento do Adolescente
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Emprego
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Am J Community Psychol
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Article