Child Care and Early Education Research Connections

Skip to main content

The influence of child care on maternal health and mother-child interaction

Description:
In Germany, formal child care coverage rates have increased markedly over the past few decades. The present paper is concerned with how mothers' mental and physical health is affected by whether they place their child in formal day care or not. Furthermore, the effects of formal child care usage on mother-child interaction are examined. The analysis is based on data provided by the German Socio-Economic Panel for the years 2006 to 2010. This data is analysed by means of regression analyses, using local aggregate formal child care usage rates as an instrument for individual formal child care usage. The results indicate that mothers are in a worse physical condition if their children attend formal care, whereas no such effect is found with regard to mothers' mental health. Overall, there is evidence that mothers placing their children in formal day care interact with them more frequently. (author abstract)
Resource Type:
Reports & Papers
Publisher(s):
Country:
Germany

Related resources include summaries, versions, measures (instruments), or other resources in which the current document plays a part. Research products funded by the Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation are related to their project records.

- You May Also Like

These resources share similarities with the current selection.

The influence of child care on maternal health and mother-child interaction

Reports & Papers

The influence of child care health consultants in promoting children's health and well-being: A report on selected resources

Literature Review

The influence of child care health consultants in promoting children's health and well-being: A report on selected resources: Executive summary and resource document matrix

Executive Summary
Release: 'v1.57.0' | Built: 2024-03-14 09:29:08 EDT