Odom Erika C, Vernon-Feagans Lynne, Crouter Ann C
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Early Child Res Q. 2013;28(2):379-387. doi: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2012.10.001.
In this study, observed maternal positive engagement and perception of work-family spillover were examined as mediators of the association between maternal nonstandard work schedules and children's expressive language outcomes in 231 African American families living in rural households. Mothers reported their work schedules when their child was 24 months of age and children's expressive language development was assessed during a picture book task at 24 months and with a standardized assessment at 36 months. After controlling for family demographics, child, and maternal characteristics, maternal employment in nonstandard schedules at the 24 month timepoint was associated with lower expressive language ability among African American children concurrently and at 36 months of age. Importantly, the negative association between nonstandard schedules and children's expressive language ability at 24 months of age was mediated by maternal positive engagement and negative work-family spillover, while at 36 months of age, the association was mediated only by negative work-family spillover. These findings suggest complex links between mothers' work environments and African American children's developmental outcomes.
在本研究中，我们考察了观察到的母亲积极参与度以及对工作-家庭溢出效应的认知，以此作为生活在农村家庭的231个非裔美国家庭中，母亲非标准工作时间表与儿童表达性语言发展结果之间关联的中介变量。母亲们在孩子24个月大时报告了自己的工作时间表，并且在孩子24个月大时通过绘本任务以及在36个月大时通过标准化评估对儿童的表达性语言发展进行了评估。在控制了家庭人口统计学特征、儿童和母亲的特征后，在24个月时间点上，母亲从事非标准工作时间表与非裔美国儿童在24个月时及36个月大时较低的表达性语言能力相关。重要的是，24个月大时非标准工作时间表与儿童表达性语言能力之间的负相关由母亲的积极参与度和负面工作-家庭溢出效应介导，而在36个月大时，这种关联仅由负面工作-家庭溢出效应介导。这些发现表明母亲的工作环境与非裔美国儿童的发展结果之间存在复杂的联系。
