Advantages and Negatives of Teen Part-Time Work

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You might be amazed that numerous teenagers have part-time jobs. Several might have jobs as "baby sitters" (Check out:babysitting for 15 year old jobs), work with their family's businesses or do lawn services. Many work for employers in store, fast-food and in other ventures. According to the August, 2011, Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Dept. Of Labor, 25.4% of teenagers, ages 16 to 19 held part-time or full-time jobs. About 10% of 15 year olds worked and predictably, this quantity increases with age, specific to the laws established for child labour. The minimum age for non-agricultural work is 16. However, 14 and 15-year-olds may be employed for selected periods, outside of school hours, in jobs that do not interfere with their health and well-being. Teens 16 and older may work at any time of the day for limitless hours. The percentage of working teens increase during the summertime, and more would work if the jobs were available during this current, poor job market place. (Read more:summer jobs for 15 year olds that pay)

In 2008, I carried out an anonymous questionnaire on teenagers in high school and in college freshmen classes. Among other information sought, were questions on their work knowledge as teens. Lets look at my findings reported by high school and first-year university students, comprising 178 high school and 155 college students. For the first year college students, six out of ten students (60%) indicated they had part-time employment during their high school years, with a slightly greater percent of guys compared to females remembering work experiences. Very lazy teens? I don't think so. The data speaks for itself.

The questions for high school students were different, in that I further explored the number of hours worked per week; (1) 10 hours or less; (2) 11 to 15 hours; (3) 16 to 20 hours and (4) 21 hours or more.

First lets look at the percentage of high school students who worked part-time jobs. Males: 50%; Females: 25%; Total Sample: 38%

Now let's look at the number of hours the high school students work. Males: 1. 52%; 2. 23%; 3. 11% 4. 14%

Females: 1. 78%; 2. 18%; 3. 4%; 4. 0%

Undoubtedly, one can possibly surmise that males worked part-time jobs at a higher percentage in comparison with females, and also worked lengthier hours. There appeared to be no clear pattern as teens progressed from freshman to senior status in the number of hours worked, except for slight acceleration in hours for females. Contemporary teens are generally not lazy.

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 Negatives for part-time teen workers: 

Numerous studies have been done to discover the negative influence of part-time work on teenagers. Some findings reported increased behavioral issues, insufficient sleep, not enough leisure, propensity toward drug use, drops in school efficiency, plus increased psychological stress. Study consistently reported a relationship between the number of hours worked and downsides to the teenager. The greater hours per week a teenager works above ten hours per week, the greater the perils for teens.

 Advantages for part-time teen workers: 

The huge benefits reported can be factors such as greater interest in school, fewer delinquency, increase in internal motivation, development of work values, adult supervision (often with both parents working, the part-time job affords the teen supervision), and less depression.

 Conclusion: 

Look around you whenever you when you go to the shopping center, the grocery store, the car wash, the movie theater, the restaurants, and other venues; and you may see teens working. We should monitor the positive and negative effects of teen employment.

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