How Perceptions of Parenting Attitudes Toward School-Age Children Affect Parental Labor Supply

Last registered on December 05, 2024
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Trial Information

General Information

Title
How Perceptions of Parenting Attitudes Toward School-Age Children Affect Parental Labor Supply
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0014790
Initial registration date
December 02, 2024

Initial registration date is when the trial was registered.

It corresponds to when the registration was submitted to the Registry to be reviewed for publication.

First published
December 05, 2024, 11:16 AM EST

First published corresponds to when the trial was first made public on the Registry after being reviewed.

Locations

Country
United States of America
Region

Primary Investigator

Name
Lu Dong
Affiliation
Southern University of Science and Technology
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Additional Trial Information

Status
In development
Start date
2024-11-15
End date
2024-12-31
Keywords
Behavior, Education, Gender
Additional Keywords
JEL code(s)
Secondary IDs
Prior work
This trial does not extend or rely on any prior RCTs.
Abstract
We will conduct a survey experiment to investigate how perceptions of parental attitudes toward school-age children affect their expectations regarding parental labor supply decisions. By examining parental attitudes towards career adjustments for child rearing especially in terms of time investment in child's educational activities, the survey delves into perceived gender differences in various attitudes including educational effectiveness of parental involvement, enjoyment of time spent with children, willingness/altruism toward spending time with children, and the impact of family structure ideals on career trajectories. Data will also be collected on demographics, actual parental involvement in education, and views on socio-economic opportunity and inequality.
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Registration Citation

Citation
Dong, Lu. 2024. "How Perceptions of Parenting Attitudes Toward School-Age Children Affect Parental Labor Supply." AEA RCT Registry. December 05. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.14790-1.0
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Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
We will conduct a survey experiment with two treatments. The first treatment is the control treatment with no additional information. In the main treatment, we include a video describing a storyline about a mother who is ambitious and successful in her career. The purpose of this video treatment to shift respondents' perceptions of comparative advantages of mothers in terms of willingness to take care of children at the expense of career.
Intervention (Hidden)
The exact wording is presented in the attached survey.
Intervention Start Date
2024-11-15
Intervention End Date
2024-12-31

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
Recommendation and norm regarding each parent's job choice, perceptions of gender differences in parenting attitudes including effectiveness, enjoyment and willingness, perception and norm of preferred family structure.
Primary Outcomes (explanation)

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Intensive parenting attitudes
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
The main goal of the study is to investigate which factors impact recommendation for each parent's job choice. The main factors include perceptions of gender differences in parenting attitudes including effectiveness, enjoyment and willingness, perception and norm of preferred family structure. We will conduct a survey experiment with two treatments. The first treatment is the control treatment with no additional information. In the main treatment, we include a video describing a storyline about a mother who is ambitious and successful in her career. The purpose of this video treatment to shift respondents' perceptions of comparative advantages of mothers in terms of willingness to take care of children at the expense of career.
Experimental Design Details
Randomization Method
Randomization done by the built-in function of the online survey platform
Randomization Unit
individual
Was the treatment clustered?
No

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
3000 individual respondents
Sample size: planned number of observations
3000 individual respondents
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
1500 respondents for each treatment
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
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IRB

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)

IRB Name
Committee on Human Research Protection of SDU-CER-LAB
IRB Approval Date
2024-11-07
IRB Approval Number
1107CER2024
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Intervention

Is the intervention completed?
No
Data Collection Complete
Data Publication

Data Publication

Is public data available?
No

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