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Redefining Parent's Unpaid Labour: Distinguishing Errands from Housework for Targeted Mental Health Policy

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Studies of the association between unpaid housework and wellbeing, especially for parents, has produced either negative or inconclusive results in previous studies. One potential oversight is that ‘housework’ often includes activities with a counteracting effect on mental health. By employing the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) data set that differentiates ‘housework’ from more routine tasks included in the ‘errands’ variable I illustrate the difference in the pattern of how these variables are linked to parents' mental health. By identifying specific groups of unpaid tasks that are most detrimental to mental health, policymakers can prioritise these areas, ensuring that negative associations are not wrongly attributed to all housework activities.

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  • Nataliya Ilyushina, 2023. "Redefining Parent's Unpaid Labour: Distinguishing Errands from Housework for Targeted Mental Health Policy," Australian Economic Review, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, vol. 56(4), pages 516-523, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:ausecr:v:56:y:2023:i:4:p:516-523
    DOI: 10.1111/1467-8462.12539
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