The link between daycare experience and attitudes toward daycare and maternal employment

Autor:	Laura Bennett-Murphy, Noam Shpancer
Rok vydání:	2006
Předmět:	Birth order Child care Social Psychology Developmental and Educational Psychology Marital status Mean age Psychology Pediatrics Social psychology Demography
Zdroj:	Early Child Development and Care. 176:87-97
ISSN:	1476-8275 0300-4430
Popis:	Participants (n = 308; mean age = 20 years) completed questionnaires about their history, attitudes, and expectations regarding childcare, maternal employment and future parenting. Participants who experienced non‐parental care as children had more favorable attitudes toward such care and toward maternal employment than did home‐reared participants. A dose–response effect was identified, as increased time in care predicted more favorable attitudes toward it. Females in particular had significantly more positive attitudes than males toward non‐parental daycare and maternal employment, as well as higher expectations regarding the rewards of parenting. Among several demographic variables considered in this study (including age, sex, year in college, employment status, parents’ marital status, family size, and birth order), early child care history was the strongest predictor of attitudes toward childcare and maternal employment.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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