For Better, For Worse: An Analysis of the Communication Within Work-Linked and Dual Career Marriages

Communication is an integral part of everyday life. Often, there are intersections of portions of life that are usually categorized or segregated that usually pass by without any thought or awareness to their impact upon communication interactions with others. One such intersection is that of organizational and interpersonal communication and the mutual influences that these can have upon one another. To examine this particular intersection of organizational and interpersonal communication this research focused upon analyzing differences and similarities between married couples who are Work-linked (WL) and those who are Dual Career (DC). The findings of this research serve to add to literature and increase awareness of a need for further and continued study of subtlety and nuanced aspects of communication within relationships and the effects that it can have within the lives of the participants and upon those surrounding and interacting with those relationships.