Secondly, we review the effects of doing part-time jobs on students’ family life.Few studies have examined the relationship between student employment and family relationships. One study finds that parents usually support their children in the decision to take term-time employment (Mortimer et al. 1991), and no evidence is found
that students’ term-time employment detracts from close family relationships (Mortimer and Shanahan 1991). But others find that taking part-time jobs during term time can leave less time spent with family members (Van Dyke, Little, and Callender 2005). Lastly,