Abstract
The purpose of this study is to explore the psychosocial and physical health impact of child labor and in Jordan and compare between working and nonworking children at schools and industrial sites. Methods: A sample of 4008 children at schools and industrial sites answered the self-report questionnaires that include physical and psychosocial health concerns, health screening survey, anger expression and child abuse survey. The results showed that both nonschool and school working children have various physical and psychosocial health problems. Physical complaints included common cold, flu, hearing and vision problems. Psychosocial ones included feeling lonely, feeling depressed, problems at home and work, and high level of anger expression, smoking cigarettes and using drugs. The study’s implications for health, education, counseling, and research interventions were discussed.
Highlights
The phenomenon of child labor is one of the socio-economic dilemmas that has serious and negative impact on the society, in general, and on children in particular [1]
The purpose of this study is to explore the psychosocial and physical health impact of child labor and in Jordan and compare between working and nonworking children at schools and industrial sites
The results showed that both nonschool and school working children have various physical and psychosocial health problems
Summary
The phenomenon of child labor is one of the socio-economic dilemmas that has serious and negative impact on the society, in general, and on children in particular [1]. The International Labor Organization (ILO) estimated that there are at least 351.7 million working children around the world, and an important part of them are engaged in activities that have negative impact on their health and development [1]. The literature provides evidences that working children are subject to a number of physical health problems such as physical injuries, burns, vision and hearing problems, and infectious diseases (e.g., [5,6]). Previous studies showed that working children suffer emotional abuse and neglect, peer problems, coping problem, social isolation, and substance abuse [3,5,7]. The literature showed that working children have low adaptive skill, have low level of physical health, smoke cigarettes, use alcohol and inhalants [8,9]
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