Part‐Time Employment and Problem Behaviors: Evidence From Adolescents in South Korea

Lam, Beatrice Oi-yeung; Ju, Eunsu; Dean, Jenny

doi:10.1111/jora.12258

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“…Also, adolescents with part-time job experience had more than three times higher rates of drinking experience, binge drinking, smoking experience, and sexual experience than those without part-time work experience. These results are consistent with Lee’s finding [ 9 ] that middle school students with part-time jobs have higher drinking and smoking rates. In general, the relationship between adolescents’ part-time work experience and delinquency can be explained by the theory of differential socialization [ 9 , 28 ].…”

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“…Indeed, steady work for low-income adolescents is associated with a more positive view of the future and higher efficacy [ 6 ]. On the other hand, youth employment has been associated with low academic achievement, misconduct, and suicidal thoughts [ 7 , 8 , 9 ]. In an American study, adolescents working more than 20 h a week had lower academic performance than those who worked fewer hours or those who did not work [ 7 ].…”

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“…In an American study, adolescents working more than 20 h a week had lower academic performance than those who worked fewer hours or those who did not work [ 7 ]. In Korea, adolescent employment has been shown to be significantly associated with high drinking and smoking rates [ 9 ].…”

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Adolescent Employment, Mental Health, and Suicidal Behavior: A Propensity Score Matching Approach

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Kim

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This study aimed to confirm the relationships between part-time work experience, mental health, and suicidal behavior in adolescents. The impact of part-time work in this population is a controversial topic, perhaps because of the sociocultural background-related inconsistencies in previous results. In this cross-sectional study, which involved a secondary analysis of data from the 11th–13th Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-Based Surveys, conducted among 800 middle and high schools by the Korean government, we used propensity score matching analysis to minimize the impact of individual backgrounds on the findings concerning the relationships in question. Overall, part-time experience was significantly related to mental health problems and suicidal behavior even after eliminating background differences. Adolescents with part-time work experience had higher overall stress levels (odds ratio = 1.148; 95% confidence interval = 1.094, 1.205) than those without such experience, and more suicidal thoughts (odds ratio = 1.355; 95% confidence interval = 1.266, 1.450), suicide planning (odds ratio = 1.717; 95% confidence interval = 1.527, 1.929), and suicide attempts (odds ratio = 1.852; 95% confidence interval = 1.595, 2.151). Thus, it is important to pay increased attention to mental health and suicide-related issues in South Korean adolescents with part-time jobs.

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Adolescent Employment, Mental Health, and Suicidal Behavior: A Propensity Score Matching Approach

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“…To date, studies have found an association between part-time work and problem behaviors among Korean adolescents, such as substance abuse, delinquency, and poor school adaptation [39,40]. Similarly, part-time work may adversely influence an adolescent’s peer relationships.…”

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Violence Victimization in Korean Adolescents: Risk Factors and Psychological Problems

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Jang³

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We examined the risk factors for and psychological problems associated with violence victimization in a nationwide representative sample of Korean adolescents. Data from the 2016 Korean Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey was used. Participants were asked about their experience of being a victim of violence that required medical treatment during the past 12 months, as well as their perceived health, happiness, sleep satisfaction, stress, depressed mood, and suicidality. The 12-month prevalence of violence victimization requiring medical treatment was 2.4%. The results indicated that adolescents were at an increased risk for violence victimization if they were male, older, had parents of a foreign nationality, did not reside with their family, worked part time, resided in small cities or rural areas, were high or low in socioeconomic status (SES), exhibited high or low levels of academic performance, used alcohol or tobacco, and were sexually active. In addition, while violence victimization was negatively associated with perceived health and happiness, it was positively associated with perceived stress, depressed mood, and suicidality. The results indicate that a social disadvantage, involvement in risky behavior, and psychological problems are associated with violence victimization. Effective violence prevention efforts should thus target high-risk groups, and clinical attention is needed to address the psychological costs associated with violence victimization.

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“…In research on adolescent work and its effects on schooling, fulltime, but not part-time, work affects school enrollment and engagement adversely (13)(14)(15)). In addition, in studies of adolescent work, full-time work is associated positively with fertility and substance abuse (13,16,17), with some studies finding these effects only for White and economically advantaged youth (18). The few studies of minimum wage increases and adolescent schooling yield mixed results.…”

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How Will Higher Minimum Wages Affect Family Life and Children's Well‐Being?

Hill

Romich

2017

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In recent years, new national and regional minimum wage laws have been passed in the United States and other countries. The laws assume that benefits flow not only to workers but also to their children. Adolescent workers will most likely be affected directly given their concentration in low-paying jobs, but younger children may be affected indirectly by changes in parents' work conditions, family income, and the quality of nonparental child care. Research on minimum wages suggests modest and mixed economic effects: Decreases in employment can offset, partly or fully, wage increases, and modest reductions in poverty rates may fade over time. Few studies have examined the effects of minimum wage increases on the well-being of families, adults, and children. In this article, we use theoretical frameworks and empirical evidence concerning the effects on children of parental work and family income to suggest hypotheses about the effects of minimum wage increases on family life and children's well-being.

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Part‐Time Employment and Problem Behaviors: Evidence From Adolescents in South Korea

Cited by 13 publications

References 88 publications

Adolescent Employment, Mental Health, and Suicidal Behavior: A Propensity Score Matching Approach

Adolescent Employment, Mental Health, and Suicidal Behavior: A Propensity Score Matching Approach

Violence Victimization in Korean Adolescents: Risk Factors and Psychological Problems

How Will Higher Minimum Wages Affect Family Life and Children's Well‐Being?

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