This study investigated the relationships between maternal employment during three periods in the child's life, the child's self-concept, and family orientation. Variables statistically controlled were intactness of the family, father's employment status, the child's sex, the child's race, and the family's socioeconomic status. It was hypothesized that the period in the child's life in which the mother worked accounted for a significant amount of variance in predicting the child's self-concept and/or family orientation and that there were significant differences in the self-concept and/or family orientation of high school students according to whether their mothers worked or never worked. Data from High School and Beyond, a national longitudinal study of high school sophomores and seniors, was used. An ex post facto design was employed, and regression model comparisons were written to reflect the questions of interest. The F-test was used to test for statistical significance of the hypothesized relationships. Effect sizes were calculated for all models and used to determine practical significance. No significant interactions were found, and the hypotheses were found to be insignificant. This indicated that both self-concept and family orientation were not significantly related to maternal employment. Four pages of references and an appendix containing variable lists and data tables are included. (JAZ)