Adolescents’ perceptions of mother–father dominance in family vacation decisions: a 25-society study

I-Fang Cheng (), Che-Jen Su (), Hsin-Hsing Liao (), Nicolas Lorgnier (), Anne-Marie Lebrun (), Wen-Shen Yen (), Yi-Fang Lan () and Yingfang Huang ()
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I-Fang Cheng: National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology
Che-Jen Su: Fu Jen Catholic University
Hsin-Hsing Liao: Nanya Institute of Technology
Nicolas Lorgnier: Canisius College, Buffalo
Anne-Marie Lebrun: University of Burgundy
Wen-Shen Yen: Fu Jen Catholic University
Yi-Fang Lan: Wakayama University
Yingfang Huang: National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology

Service Business, 2019, vol. 13, issue 4, No 7, 755-778

Abstract: Abstract This study applies and builds on Davis and Rigaux’s (J Consum Res 1(1):51–62, 1974) triangle of spousal dominance styles of family purchase decisions. We explored adolescents’ perceptions of parents’ dominance in family decisions by investigating mother–father relative influence (MFRI) and responsibility sharing with family for 15 issues relating to vacations. The results, derived from data collected in 25 societies, demonstrate a tendency toward an autonomic style of parents’ decision-making for all sub-decisions and all societies except Turkey. Overall, both decision phases and cultural regions correlated with democratization of family vacation decisions. The relationship between sex-role specialization and societal cluster differed across sub-decision clusters. Further, societal effectiveness in general, individualism and long-term orientation were positively correlated with MFRI.

Keywords: Cross-societal study; Distribution of decision role; Family vacation decision; Mother-father relative influence (MFRI); Responsibility sharing with family (RSF) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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