Role Boundary Permeability

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Definition

Role boundary permeability is a way of describing the phenomenon that happens when "a person's role in one part of their life merges with another role. For example, a woman might get a call at work by one of her kids looking for the TV remote at home. In this case, the woman's role of mother has infiltrated her separate role as employee". [1] The phrase was coined by psychologist Noelle Chesley in a 2005 study [2] of 1,367 men and women who work, have family and use cell phones.

References

  1. http://communication.howstuffworks.com/ringxiety1.htm
  2. Chesley, Noelle. Blurring Boundaries? Linking Technology Use, Spillover, Individual Distress, and Family Satisfaction. Journal of Marriage and Family. Volume 67, Issue 5, pages 1237–1248, December 2005. Article first published online: 21 Nov. 2005.