DO CHILDREN'S CHARACTERISTICS AFFECT MATERNAL OUTCOMES?

该提案旨在确定儿童的特征如何影响其母亲的劳动力市场和心理健康结果。 来自收入动态小组研究（PSID）和全国青年纵向调查（NLSY）的儿童补充数据，以及来自贫困，风险和心理健康中心的妇女就业研究（WES）的数据，将被用来调查儿童特征的影响，如健康问题，残疾或行为问题，对母亲的结果，如心理健康，就业和收入。将使用各种统计技术，以控制母亲及其子女可能同时相互影响的潜在方式。此外，本研究将测试收入和婚姻状况对儿童特征和孕产妇结局之间联系的中介影响。这项研究将阐明儿童在影响母亲就业和心理健康结果方面所发挥的作用，使政策制定者能够更好地了解哪些因素可能阻碍低收入妇女从福利到工作的进展，并制定更适合这些妇女需求的方案。

This proposal seeks to identify how characteristics of children may affect labor market and mental health outcomes of their mothers. Data from the child supplements of the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) and the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY), as well as data from the Women's Employment Study (WES), housed at the Center on Poverty, Risk, and Mental Health, will be used investigate the effects of child characteristics, such as health problems, disabilities, or behavioral problems, on maternal outcomes, such as mental health, employment, and earnings. A variety of statistical techniques will be used in order to control for potential ways in which mothers and their children may be affecting each other simultaneously. Additionally, this study will test for mediating influences of income and marital status on the links between child characteristics and maternal outcomes. This research will shed light on the role that children play in influencing the employment and mental health outcomes of their mothers, allowing policy-makers to better understand what factors may hinder the progression from welfare to work among low-income women, and to develop programs that are more tailored to the needs of these women.