Department of Family Therapy Dissertations and Applied Clinical Projects
Date of Award
2023
Document Type
Dissertation - NSU Access Only
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Advisor
Douglas Flemons
Abstract
As part of the increasing globalization over the last few decades, more employees at multinational corporations are temporarily changing their country of residence due to international assignments. When an employee relocates along with a spouse, it is a catalyst for major change in the lives of both partners (Brown, 2008; Lazarova et al., 2010). The adjustment processes for employees and their spouses are intertwined and affect their respective experiences and relationship dynamics. One key element that impacts the couple relationship in this process is the difference between the experience of the expat and the experience of the accompanying spouse. Employees at multinational corporations arrive at the host country with an established organizational support system and clearly defined, job-related setting, while the accompanying spouses often lose their social and professional status (Cangià, 2018; McNulty, 2012; Slobodin, 2018). This phenomenological study was designed to explore the relocation and adjustment stories of couples who go through global job relocation in the United States. In this dissertation, I describe the lived experience of four couples through three stages of their experience (pre-relocation, post-arrival, and post-adjustment) and how they individually and jointly managed their unique personal, social, and professional opportunities and challenges. The results of this study support some of the findings in the literature. However, the systemic framework—which impacted the structure of the analysis in this study—allowed for a deeper exploration of the participants’ stories and provided a comprehensive view of the unique experience of couples undergoing global job relocation.
NSUWorks Citation
Yael Haklai-Neagu. 2023. An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis of Gen Z and Millennials’ Experiences Viewing Anxiety and Depression Mobile Short-Form Video Content. Doctoral dissertation. Nova Southeastern University. Retrieved from NSUWorks, . (117)
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/shss_dft_etd/117.