The effects of parental unemployment on children's wellbeing – results from Switzerland and the United Kingdom
Our results suggest that parental employment is associated with child wellbeing, and that this association is partially explained by changes in parental wellbeing. These relationships vary across countries depending on family composition, wealth, and access to unemployment benefits.
Authors
- Laura Bernardi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6885-4764)
- Dawid Gondek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0321-7649)
- Claire Semaani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-5852-8934)
- Christoph Henking
Institutions
- Oxford Policy Management (GB)
- FORS – Swiss Centre of Expertise in the Social Sciences (CH)
- University of Lausanne (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Social Science & Medicine
- Published
- 2025-09-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.118609
- Primary Topic
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00