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"Low quality" jobs bad for mental health of parents, children: New research

Mothers and fathers who have "low quality" jobs that lack security, control, flexible start/finish times and access to paid family leave are more than twice as likely to experience symptoms of conditions such as depression and anxiety as those in "high quality" jobs, while their children's risk of psychological conditions also doubles, according to groundbreaking research by an Australian National University academic.

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