This paper gives an account of the origins, objectives and structure of the Millennium Cohort
Study (MCS)–some 19,000 individuals born in the UK in 2000-2001–and its use in a wide …

Background Social isolation is known to be associated with poorer health amongst adults,
including coronary heart disease. It is hypothesized that this association may be mediated …

Nowadays many more young children experience non-maternal childcare than in the past.
From a theoretical perspective, the effect this may have on their cognitive and behavioural …

Purpose Fathers' psychological distress in the postnatal period can have adverse effects on
their children's wellbeing and development, yet little is known about the factors associated …

This study used a British cohort (n=∼ 13,000) to investigate the association between child
care during infancy and later cognition while controlling for social selection and missing …

Background: This study investigated associations between work-family life courses and
biomarkers of inflammation and stress in mid-life among British men and women. Gender …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to examine working parents' experiences and
attitudes and to determine if these differ according to gender. Three areas were investigated …

Contemporaneamente, o cuidado de crianças pequenas em sociedades urbanas e
ocidentais tem sido compartilhado, principalmente em famílias de nível socioeconômico …

This study assessed the links between early maternal employment and children's later
academic and behavioral skills in Australia and the United Kingdom. Using representative …

This article investigates the associations between nonstandard work schedules, parents'
mental health, and couple relationship happiness across childhood using the Millennium …