FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS AND SOCIALIZATION OF CHILDREN WITH EMPLOYED AND NON-EMPLOYED MOTHERS
Abstract
The study was designed to investigate, among employed
and non-employed mothers, the woman's satisfaction with
her work, the reasons that lead her to work, the mother's perception
of the husband's attitudes regarding the care of the family and
engagement with the children, the extent to which the mother fosters
the child's independence, main authority in family and differential
practices of rearing, according to the mother's perception.
The samples consisted of 30 full-time, 30 part-time mothers, and
30 non-employed mothers. A questionnaire was used to collect
the data. It was observed that the main reason for mother's employment
was an association of financial need with self-realization.
Non-employed mothers felt less satisfied, while employed
mother had a more positive interaction with children, whose independence
was also more stressed. Comparing the mother's perception,
it was observed that employed mother's husbands were
more involved with the children's socialization. It was also observed
that obedience was more frequent among female children
in all groups, according to the mother's report. The data suggest
that mother's employment has an effect on family relations, on the
husband's behavior at home and on children's independence.
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