ADOLESCENTS PERCEPTIONS OF PARENTS WORK AND ADOLESCENTS WORK VALUES IN 2-EARNER FAMILIES

Examined in this study were relations among adolescents 'perceptions o f parents' work conditions (e.g., work overload) and work-related affe ct (e.g., job satisfaction), adolescents' respect for parents' work, a nd adolescents' work values. Participants were 81 young adolescents an d their mothers and fathers in two-earner families, all of whom took p art in a longitudinal study in which questionnaire data were collected . Results were that on several measures, adolescents' and parents' rep orts of parents' work were related significantly Adolescents also had more respect for their mothers' and their fathers' work when they perc eived their mothers and their fathers as having jobs that were less de personalizing, less straining, and more satisfying. Adolescents 'perce ptions of fathers' work-related affect and work conditions interacted with their respect for fathers' work to predict selected work values o f adolescents (e.g., the value of human-centered work). This study pro vided support for linkages between fathers' work and adolescents' work values.