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Arbeitsplatzverlust der Mutter kann die Entwicklung ihrer Kinder beeinträchtigen

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  • Frauke H. Peter
  • C. Katharina Spieß

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A job loss has considerable negative consequences for those hit by unemployment. This is all the more relevant if families are affected. It not only relates to a family's financial situation: a mother losing her job can also impact on child development. A study conducted by DIW Berlin using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP) shows that this is indeed the case as far as non-cognitive skills such as social behavior are concerned: pre-school children whose mothers have involuntarily lost their job have more socio-emotional problems than children whose mothers have not faced this situation. The same applies to adolescents: if their mother becomes unemployed, young people have less confidence in their ability to determine the course of their own lives. Der Verlust des Arbeitsplatzes ist für Arbeitnehmer meist mit erheblichen negativen Folgen verbunden - dies gilt umso mehr, wenn von den Auswirkungen Familien betroffen sind. Dabei ist nicht nur die finanzielle Situation von Bedeutung: Auch die Entwicklung der Kinder kann beeinflusst werden, wenn die Mutter ihren Job verliert. Eine Untersuchung des DIW Berlin auf Basis von Daten des Sozio-oekonomischen Panels (SOEP) zeigt, dass dies hinsichtlich nicht-kognitiver Fähigkeiten wie dem Sozialverhalten tatsächlich der Fall ist: Vorschulkinder, deren Mütter unfreiwillig ihren Arbeitsplatz verloren haben, sind sozio-emotional auffälliger als Kinder, deren Müttern dies nicht widerfahren ist. Ähnliches trifft auf Jugendliche zu: Wird die Mutter arbeitslos, glauben Jugendliche weniger daran, dass sie ihr Leben selbst bestimmen können.

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  • Frauke H. Peter & C. Katharina Spieß, 2013. "Arbeitsplatzverlust der Mutter kann die Entwicklung ihrer Kinder beeinträchtigen," DIW Wochenbericht, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research, vol. 80(33), pages 3-8.
  • Handle: RePEc:diw:diwwob:80-33-1
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    Keywords

    maternal job loss; non-cognitive skills; skill formation; child development;
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    JEL classification:

    • J13 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
    • J63 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Turnover; Vacancies; Layoffs
    • J65 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Unemployment Insurance; Severance Pay; Plant Closings

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