First Advisor
Andrew Busch
Abstract
Over the past decade, discussions of work addiction throughout academic literature have increased substantially. However, the relationship between childhood outcomes and parental work addiction has yet to be explored. In this study, I set out to identify functions of parent-child relationships and comparisons of situational outcomes stemming from work addiction in relation to social determinants such as income, ethnicity, and gender, along with resulting stratification. The degree to which children benefit from features of lifestyles typically associated with high household incomes, such as financial security, health care benefits, access to educational resources, and neighborhood socioeconomic advantage, wherein parental work-addiction might be present was also explored. Moreover, I examined the severity of work-addiction among parents in relation to social status and occupation type. I also evaluated whether households with more than one parental work-addict lack structure and organization, thus proving more detrimental to residing offspring. Additionally, I assessed the ratio of childhood exposure to work addiction via parents and heightened childhood stress. Ultimately, I found positive correlations between work addiction and child neglect, as well as work addiction and juvenile delinquency due to lack of parental supervision and guidance.
Recommended Citation
Sasser, Shelley
(2024)
"Delinquency and Inadvertent Neglect as Byproducts of Work-Addicted Parents,"
Bridges: A Journal of Student Research: Vol. 14:
Iss.
14, Article 2.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.coastal.edu/bridges/vol14/iss14/2
