The long-run effect of maternity leave benefits on mental health: Evidence from European countries

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 132, Issue , 2015, Pages 45-53

  Avendano, Mauricio ^a,b,c   Berkman, Lisa F ^b,c   Brugiavini, Agar ^d   Pasini, Giacomo ^d,e  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c HARVARD CENTER FOR POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT STUDIES   (United States)

^d CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

^e NETSPAR   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aging; Depression; Europe; International; Maternity leave; Mental health; Social policy

Indexed keywords

AGING; EMPLOYMENT; MENTAL HEALTH; SOCIAL POLICY; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; DEPRESSION; EMPLOYMENT; EUROPE; FAMILY LEAVE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LAW; MATERNITY LEAVE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; WOMEN'S HEALTH; AGED; AGING; MOTHER; PARENTAL LEAVE; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

EUROPE;

AGED; AGING; DEPRESSION; EMPLOYMENT; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; PARENTAL LEAVE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN, WORKING;

EID: 84924860277     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.02.037     Document Type: Article

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