Stastics in social science

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Since most jobs offer maternity leave for four to six weeks of the child’s life, mothers generally get back to work when their children are still infants. Studies have been conducted which relates to the effects or impacts of working mothers on the family and the children’s development. The paper will be based on two articles titled “Family employment and child socio-emotional behavior: longitudinal findings from the UK Millennium Cohort Study” and “Maternal employment and child socio-emotional behavior: longitudinal evidence from the Millennium Cohort Study.”
The first article was a longitudinal analysis which was done using four sweeps (7 years, five years, three years and three years) (Hope et al. 951). The study aimed to investigate effects of family and mother employment trajectories in early years on socio-emotional behaviors. The analysis was based on 18,296 singletons, and survey interviews were conducted in homes with mothers as the main respondents. The socio-emotional behaviors were assessed using SDQ (Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire). The data was analyzed using Poisson regression models to estimate 95% CL for borderline-abnormal SDQ scores. The study found that only 14% (1383) of the children were having abnormal or borderline socio-emotional behaviors at seven years (Hope et al. 956). In other words, the study found that the children who were at higher risk of socio-emotional behaviors were those from families where the parents were unemployed for one or even more sweeps compared to those continuously employed.

The findings of the study didn’t support the hypothesis because there were no detrimental maternal employment effects in early years on children’s socio-emotional behavior.
The second study used data of a representative sample of kids born between 2000 and 2002 (n=18 819) (McMunn et al. A32). Data on family employment across three sweeps (nine months, 3 and five years) were used to study the effects of various parental job arrangements on socio-emotional behaviors at age five. The study also used SDQ (Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire) to assess socio-emotional behaviors. Based on the results, the study found no evidence of detrimental maternal employment effects in early years on children’s socio-emotional behavior. Therefore, the study didn’t support its hypothesis but argued that the most beneficial working arrangements for children were those where both parents were present in households and paid work.
Work Cited
Hope, Steven et al. “Family Employment And Child Socioemotional Behaviour: Longitudinal Findings From The UK Millennium Cohort Study.” Journal of Epidemiology 68.10 (2014): 950-957. Web.
McMunn, A. et al. “082 Maternal Employment And Child Socio-Emotional Behaviour: Longitudinal Evidence From The Millennium Cohort Study.” Journal of Epidemiology 64.Suppl 1 (2010): A32-A33. Web.