TY - JOUR
T1 - Vocational Anticipatory Socialization, Self-Determination Theory, and Meaningful Work
T2 - Parents’ and Children’s Recollection of Memorable Messages About Work
AU - Scarduzio, Jennifer A.
AU - Real, Kevin
AU - Slone, Amanda
AU - Henning, Zachary
PY - 2018/8/1
Y1 - 2018/8/1
N2 - This study explored memorable messages that parents recall communicating and young adults recall receiving about meaningfulness and work, using the lens of self-determination theory (SDT). Analysis of 377 memorable messages revealed that such messages relate to the basic psychological needs underlying SDT competence, autonomy, and relatedness. Autonomy messages were the most commonly recalled by fathers’ whereas mothers’ messages aligned more with competence. Our research suggests implications for the important link between SDT and meaningful work in the context of parent–child relationships. Our theoretical implications extend the connections between the components of SDT and meaningful work and explore how parents’ and young adults’ match and mismatch.
AB - This study explored memorable messages that parents recall communicating and young adults recall receiving about meaningfulness and work, using the lens of self-determination theory (SDT). Analysis of 377 memorable messages revealed that such messages relate to the basic psychological needs underlying SDT competence, autonomy, and relatedness. Autonomy messages were the most commonly recalled by fathers’ whereas mothers’ messages aligned more with competence. Our research suggests implications for the important link between SDT and meaningful work in the context of parent–child relationships. Our theoretical implications extend the connections between the components of SDT and meaningful work and explore how parents’ and young adults’ match and mismatch.
KW - anticipatory socialization
KW - meaningful work
KW - memorable messages
KW - self-determination theory
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U2 - 10.1177/0893318918768711
DO - 10.1177/0893318918768711
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85046640349
SN - 0893-3189
VL - 32
SP - 431
EP - 461
JO - Management Communication Quarterly
JF - Management Communication Quarterly
IS - 3
ER -