Relationships between children’s behaviour and parents’ work within families of mining and energy workers

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Robinson, Keith
Peetz, David
Murray, Georgina
Griffin, Sonya
Muurlink, Olav
Year published
2017
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We examine the relationships between the working arrangements of mineworkers and behavioural issues in their children, using a large Australian matched-pair dataset of workers and their partners. The findings suggest both that workers’ work conditions, and aspects of safety and security influence aspects of child behaviour, reflecting not least the results of tiredness, emotional exhaustion and sleep interruption. In addition, it appears that child behaviour probably influences the pressure experienced by their parents and hence their attitudes towards aspects of work.We examine the relationships between the working arrangements of mineworkers and behavioural issues in their children, using a large Australian matched-pair dataset of workers and their partners. The findings suggest both that workers’ work conditions, and aspects of safety and security influence aspects of child behaviour, reflecting not least the results of tiredness, emotional exhaustion and sleep interruption. In addition, it appears that child behaviour probably influences the pressure experienced by their parents and hence their attitudes towards aspects of work.
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Journal Title
Journal of Sociology
Volume
53
Issue
3
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© 2017 The Authors. Relationships between children’s behaviour and parents’ work within families of mining and energy workers, Journal of Sociology, 53(3)557-576 2017. Reprinted by permission of SAGE Publications.
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Political science
Sociology
Cultural studies
Cultural studies not elsewhere classified