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 language | English |
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Publication status | Published - 2010 |
Event | 2nd World Conference on Educational Sciences (WCES-2010) - Bahcesehir University, Istanbul, Turkey Duration: 04 Feb 2010 → 08 Feb 2010 |
Conference
Conference | 2nd World Conference on Educational Sciences (WCES-2010) |
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Country/Territory | Turkey |
City | Istanbul |
Period | 04/02/10 → 08/02/10 |
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