The Effect of Childhood ADD/ADHD on Parental Workforce Participation
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Faith Allele; Hayley Roberts; Emily J. Callander; William Guinea; Daniel Lindsay
- Source
- Journal of attention disorders. 23(5)
- Subject
- Adult
Employment
Male
Longitudinal study
Child age
Psychological intervention
Mothers
Add adhd
Developmental psychology
03 medical and health sciences
Fathers
0302 clinical medicine
Developmental and Educational Psychology
Humans
0501 psychology and cognitive sciences
Longitudinal Studies
Child
Attention deficit disorder
05 social sciences
Australia
Health economy
Single mothers
Clinical Psychology
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity
Workforce
Female
Psychology
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
050104 developmental & child psychology
- Language
- ISSN
- 1557-1246
Objective: This research aimed to examine the impact of attention deficit disorder (ADD)/ADHD in children on parental labor force participation across different child age groups. Method: This study utilized a longitudinal, quantitative analyses approach. All data were collected from Wave 6 of the Growing Up in Australia: The Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC) survey. Results: After adjusting for various confounders, mothers whose children were 10/11 years old and had been diagnosed with ADD/ADHD were significantly more likely to be out of the labor force compared with those mothers whose child had not been diagnosed with ADD/ADHD. The impact was more pronounced for single mothers. No significant influence on paternal labor force participation was found. Conclusion: In assessing the cost-effectiveness of interventions for ADD/ADHD, policy makers and researchers must consider the long-term social and economic effects of ADD/ADHD on maternal workforce participation when considering costs and outcomes.