Journal article
Impact of Work Schedule, Race, and Psychological Distress among Impoverished Mothers
American journal of health behavior, Vol.42(5), pp.43-53
09/01/2018
DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.42.5.4
PMID: 30688640
Abstract
Objectives: We tested the relationships among work schedule, race, and psychological distress in impoverished working mothers. Methods: Baseline data from a longitudinal cohort study of impoverished mothers (N = 285) were analyzed. The Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) was utilized to measure levels of psychological distress. Multivariate models including interactions between work schedule and race were used. Results: Results indicate that mothers working nonstandard schedules reported more psychological distress symptoms and overall psychological distress compared to mothers working standard schedules. Although race did not moderate the relationship between work schedule and psychological distress, we did find that black/African-American mothers reported less psychological distress compared to white participants. Conclusions: Policy implications include collaboration between employers and local agencies to address disparate mental health outcomes based on shift work. Further research is needed to determine specific individual and community supports needed for impoverished working mothers.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Impact of Work Schedule, Race, and Psychological Distress among Impoverished Mothers
- Creators
- Chandra R. Story - Middle Tennessee State UniversityJulie M. Koch - Oklahoma State UniversityStephanie S. Daniel - Wake Forest UniversityBeth A. Reboussin - Wake Forest UniversityJoseph G. Grzywacz - Florida State Univ, Family & Child Screw, Tallahassee, FL 32306 USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- American journal of health behavior, Vol.42(5), pp.43-53
- Publisher
- Png Publications
- DOI
- 10.5993/AJHB.42.5.4
- PMID
- 30688640
- ISSN
- 1945-7359
- eISSN
- 1945-7359
- Number of pages
- 11
- Grant note
- PA-08-069 / National Institutes of Health; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 09/01/2018
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Quantitative Foundations
- Record Identifier
- 9984371114402771
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