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The impact of maternal employment on children's perceptions of parents and personal development

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This study assessed the impact of maternal employment on young adolescents' self-concept, school achievement, vocational development, and the perceptions of their parents. It also assessed the impact of maternal employment in nonintact homes. Multivariate F tests indicated no significant differences in the subjects' perceptions of either parent or in their educational and vocational development that could be attributed to maternal employment. Similar results were reported in nonintact families.

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  1. The University of Iowa, USA

    David Rosenthal

  2. State University of New York at Buffalo, USA

    James Hansen

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Rosenthal, D., Hansen, J. The impact of maternal employment on children's perceptions of parents and personal development. Sex Roles 7, 593–598 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00291746

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