Abstract
Studied the effects of part-time employment on the development of 176 high school students. Results indicate that working facilitates the development of personal responsibility (i.e., self-management) but not social responsibility (i.e., concern for others). Working promotes the development of autonomy substantially more for girls than for boys. Working diminishes involvement in school, family, and peer commitments. Working leads to the development of cynical attitudes toward work and the acceptance of unethical work practices, and to the increased use of cigarettes and marihuana. On the balance, it appears that proponents of the earlier integration of adolescents into the work place have overestimated its benefits and underestimated its costs. (24 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)