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<p>Little research has analysed the relation between childcare and positive psychological wellbeing, e.g., self-esteem and life satisfaction. Using data from the UK Millennium Cohort Study, this paper investigates the association of the age of starting and intensity of formal childcare with self-esteem trajectories between 11 and 17 years and life satisfaction at 11 and 14 years (<i>N</i> = 5,484). Proportional odds for having greater psychological wellbeing and odds ratios for having good compared to poor psychological wellbeing (lowest 25% scores) were estimated. After controlling for children’s socio-economic position, childcare was not associated with self-esteem or life satisfaction. Changes in estimates after adjustment show that children from a lower socio-economic position attended less childcare and had lower odds of later psychological wellbeing.</p>

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Early Formal Childcare and Adolescent Psychological Wellbeing in the Millennium Cohort Study: The Role of Socio-economic Position

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    2026年6月29日

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  • K. Burdenski,
  • E. Petherick,
  • S. Costa,
  • W. Johnson

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Little research has analysed the relation between childcare and positive psychological wellbeing, e.g., self-esteem and life satisfaction. Using data from the UK Millennium Cohort Study, this paper investigates the association of the age of starting and intensity of formal childcare with self-esteem trajectories between 11 and 17 years and life satisfaction at 11 and 14 years (N = 5,484). Proportional odds for having greater psychological wellbeing and odds ratios for having good compared to poor psychological wellbeing (lowest 25% scores) were estimated. After controlling for children’s socio-economic position, childcare was not associated with self-esteem or life satisfaction. Changes in estimates after adjustment show that children from a lower socio-economic position attended less childcare and had lower odds of later psychological wellbeing.