The study examined family indicators of 170 Israeli undergraduate college student-mothers. It found that parental self-efficacy, marital satisfaction, and social support predicted wellbeing. Parental self-efficacy had a significant effect on wellbeing only for respondents who reported a high level of social support. A high level of stress…

This study investigated young adults' (N=88) perceptions of their parents' sex role characteristics on the basis of maternal employment status. The object of the study was to assess whether an employed mother's nontraditional role affected perceptions of her sex-role characteristics and those of her husband. In addition, the study looked at the…

This review concentrates on the effects of maternal employment on the academic attitudes and performance of children in elementary and secondary schools. Related research is reviewed, hypotheses about the relationship are developed, and research needs are indicated. (Author/GK)