ADOLESCENT PAID LABOR AND RELATIONSHIPS WITH PARENTS - EARLY WORK-FAMILY LINKAGES

Earnings represent an important mechanism by which changes occur in th e adolescent-parent relationship. The present study examines adolescen t earnings and multiple dimensions of relationships with parents by dr awing on 4 waves of data from the Iowa Youth and Families Project. Dyn amic models based on the multiple perspectives of adolescent and paren t are estimated with hierarchical equations. Between the seventh and t enth grades, rural adolescent earnings and nonleisure spending are rel ated to time spent with the family, less parental monitoring, and more sharing of advice within the family. Earnings and nonleisure spending have positive associations with the affective quality of the adolesce nt-parent relationship. These results are discussed in terms of the mu ltifaceted dimensions of adolescent work experiences and their implica tions for the life course.