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Work, leisure and well-being of families with children with disabilities

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: ABSTRACT In this paper, we examine how parental employment arrangements and household income shape leisure time and well-being in families raising children with disabilities, compared with families with typically developing children. Using newly collected data from Italy in the spring of 2023, we find that parents of children with disabilities are more likely to engage in remote work and reduce their working hours. Despite sharing similar socio-economic characteristics with families of typically developing children, they report less leisure time during work and school weeks, yet exhibit a strong tendency to take summer holidays. The well-being of parents of children with disabilities appears to be tied to opportunities for shared leisure time and the possibility to work.

Source: European Societies

DOI: 10.1162/euso.a.105

Authors: Giada Garbini, Chiara Pronzato

Institutions: Collegio Carlo Alberto, University of Turin, Bocconi University

Language: English

Topic: Family and Disability Support Research

Subfield: Clinical Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Decent work and economic growth, Reduced inequalities, Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: Compagnia di San Paolo