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What are they hearing? The impact of perceptions of parental communication on youth

Pages 41-57 | Received 08 Feb 2013, Accepted 23 Jul 2014, Published online: 24 Nov 2014
 

Abstract

Work and family domains mutually influence one another in positive and negative ways. A fair amount of evidence supports the spillover effects between these two domains. In addition, research on crossover supports how one spouse may be influenced by another spouse's spillover. Much less evidence exists about how it affects other family members, especially children. This qualitative interpretive study explores emergent themes related to youth perceptions of how their parents' work–family spillover impacts them. Using crossover as a guiding framework, youth (N = 55) participated in a semistructured interview about their perceptions of their parents' communication regarding blending work and family and how it impacts those youth participants. The analysis of the transcribed interviews revealed several emergent themes related to youth awareness of and the impact of work–family integration issues as well as youth perceptions about their own futures. The results suggest the ways in which socialization occurs through a socially constructed view of work and family and the impact those constructions have on vocational decisions.

Los dominios del trabajo y de la familia se influyen de maneras positivas y negativas. Bastante evidencia apoya este efecto entre los dos. Además, la investigación sobre la mezcla de áreas de interés apunta hacia cómo el efecto secundario de un esposo puede afectar a la esposa y viceversa. Hay muy poca evidencia, sin embargo, sobre cómo afecta a otros miembros de la familia, sobre todo los niños. La investigación qualitativa abajo explora nuevos temas relacionados con la perspectiva de los jóvenes de cómo el efecto secundario trabajo-familia les afecta a ellos. Usando “mezcla” como bosquejo enmarcador, los jóvenes (N = 55) participaron en una entrevista semi-estructurada sobre sus percepciones de la comunicación entre sus padres en cuanto a la mezcla de trabajo y familia y cómo les afecta. El análisis de las entrevistas transcritas reveló varios temas importantes relacionados con la conciencia de y el impacto de la integración trabajo-familia, además de las percepciones de los jóvenes sobre su propio futuro. Los resultados indican las maneras en que la socialización ocurre a través de una perspectiva de construcción social del trabajo y de la familia, y el impacto que esas construcciones tienen en las decisiones vocacionales.

Acknowledgement

The author would like to acknowledge Charles Seese for his assistance on an earlier version of this manuscript.

Notes on contributor

Denise M. Polk (Ph.D., Kent State University) is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication Studies at West Chester University of Pennsylvania. Her research and teaching focuses on interpersonal communication in close relationships, including conflict resolution and health/well-being.

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