German mothers with young children who work full-time are happier than those who are employed part-time or stay at home, research released Tuesday indicated.
The Maternal Employment and Happiness study by the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW) was based on interviews with around 20,000 women with children under 14 from a range of social classes and professional backgrounds.
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DIW said 39 percent of mothers with children under 14 do not work outside the home, although 58 percent of those women said they would like to.
Nearly one in five women with children under 14 -- 18 percent -- works full-time.
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"The negative effect of not working or working part-time on the life satisfaction of mothers is not as grave as when they are unemployed but it is still apparent," the study's author, Eva Berger, said.
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