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Alignment of Family and Work Roles
Author(s) -
Zimmerman Jill,
Cochran Larry
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
the career development quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.846
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 2161-0045
pISSN - 0889-4019
DOI - 10.1002/j.2161-0045.1993.tb00408.x
Subject(s) - psychology , positive relationship , drama , social psychology , literature , art
This study investigated the similarity of family members and co‐workers. A total of 75 human service workers each rated up to four positive and four negative family members, and four positive and four negative co‐workers on six dimensions drawn from Holland's (1985) six vocational types. The results indicated that positive family members were significantly more similar to positive co‐workers than were negative co‐workers. Negative family members were significantly more similar to negative co‐workers than were positive co‐workers. These results were interpreted to support the general proposition that individuals re‐enact family dramas in work, suggesting that a major way that a family drama is established in work involves casting co‐workers in customary roles.