Effects of part-time work on adolescent development in Korea: A propensity score matching approach

Moo Sung LEE

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Abstract

Reflecting fast-growing adolescent populations involving in part-time work in the Korean context, we tackle the issue of youth part-time employment. Even though previous research has documented the negative effect of part-time employment on adolescent development, it is still controversial whether the undesirable effect stems from differential socialization shaped by part-time work, because the different selection issue remains unsolved. Thus, we explored the effects of part-time work experience on problem behaviors and school disengagement, using Propensity Score Matching (PSM) analysis. Our findings from the Korean Education Employment Panel data illuminate that part-time work had significantly negative effects on four outcome variables (i.e., drinking, smoking, disciplinary punishment, and unexcused absence) even after pre-existing differences between groups were controlled by the PSM. Implications for the finding are reviewed.
Original languageEnglish
Publication statusPublished - 2010
Event2nd World Conference on Educational Sciences (WCES-2010) - Bahcesehir University, Istanbul, Turkey
Duration: 04 Feb 201008 Feb 2010

Conference

Conference2nd World Conference on Educational Sciences (WCES-2010)
Country/TerritoryTurkey
CityIstanbul
Period04/02/1008/02/10

Citation

Lee, M. (2010, February). Effects of part-time work on adolescent development in Korea: A propensity score matching approach. Paper presented at the 2nd World Conference on Educational Sciences (WCES-2010), Bahcesehir University, Istanbul, Turkey.

Keywords

  • Part-time work
  • Korean adolescents
  • Adolescent development

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