Effects of Mothers' Employment on Toddlers' Cognitive Development: A Study Conducted in Karachi, Pakistan

Autor/inn/en	Meherali, Salima Moez; Karmaliani, Rozina; Asad, Nargis
Titel	Effects of Mothers' Employment on Toddlers' Cognitive Development: A Study Conducted in Karachi, Pakistan
Quelle	In: Early Child Development and Care, 181 (2011) 7, S.877-890 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0300-4430
Schlagwörter	Employment Level; Mothers; Toddlers; Foreign Countries; Comparative Analysis; Cognitive Development; Employed Parents; Social Change; Child Development; Risk; Measures (Individuals); Correlation; Pakistan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Beschäftigungsgrad; Mother; Mutter; Infant; Infants; Toddler; Kleinkind; Ausland; Kognitive Entwicklung; Sozialer Wandel; Kindesentwicklung; Risiko; Messdaten; Korrelation
Abstract	Over the past several decades in Pakistan, an increasing number of women with young children are joining the workforce, which is one of the biggest social changes in the later half of the twentieth century. More children are being raised in households where mothers work for pay as compared with the scenario a generation ago. This change has prompted concerns about whether maternal employment poses any risks to children's cognitive development. The purpose of this descriptive comparative study was to compare the cognitive development of toddlers, aged 24-36 months, of working and non-working mothers in Karachi, Pakistan. The Bayley Mental Scale was used as the primary outcome measure. Data were analysed using non-parametric statistics. There was no association between maternal employment status and toddlers' cognitive development. Differences were found in cognitive development by demographic characteristics, which suggested that selected children were more vulnerable, irrespective of their mothers' employment status. (Contains 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10