Family & Consumer Sciences Research Journal最新文献

This study explores consumers' perceptions of sustainable clothing and motivations for purchasing it. An analysis of 682 Generation Z and Millennial consumers shows both similarities and differences in their perceptions as well as their perceived importance, value, and need for sustainable clothing consumption. Descriptive statistics, t-tests, and text mining were used for analysis. Respondents were aware that sustainable clothing plays an important role in the overall environmental movement and has ecological benefits. However, researchers, educators, and businesses need stronger communication on other aspects of sustainable clothing. Understanding consumers' priorities and knowledge gaps can help the industry encourage sustainable clothing consumption.

The study examines the differences in the decision-making process involved in selecting marriage and dating partners. A vignette experiment was conducted on 76 university students. Participants were given scenarios to choose a marriage or dating partner for their friends by using the positive and negative qualities/attributes of the given options. The result showed that individuals took more time and provided more explanation in the case of marriage than dating decisions. They remembered more positive attributes of their choice and more negative attributes of the rejected options in the marriage scenario. The results are discussed using the systems approach of decision-making.

The Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal (FCSRJ) is a multidisciplinary journal which includes housing and interior design as one of the eight topic areas. To increase the visibility of housing and interior design, this review focused on housing research by presenting a summary of the 27 housing and interior design articles published in FCSRJ between 2008 and 2022. The following categories emerged: history, culture, housing counseling, issues and trends, affordability, renting versus owning, college students, and older adults. The results of each published study were timely and productive, and many of the authors called for additional research to explore the topics in more depth.

Although the benefits of tourism are recognized, there are still doubts about the potential effects of family tourism for specific types of families. This qualitative study aims to characterize past family tourism practices of a sample of low-income families with children and examine its effects. Interviews were conducted, including adult(s) and children of each family. Results reveal that families reported important benefits and that differences between the perceptions of mothers and fathers exist. Further research is needed to consider different subtypes of families. Reflection on challenges faced by initiatives and research targeting this segment are presented.

Global crises have a disproportionate impact on women, and typical family life for mothers and children in the United States was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. This longitudinal qualitative study examined mothers' (n = 82) experiences in their mother–child relationships between March 2020 and April 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants completed open-ended online survey items at both time points, while 22 participants also completed in-depth interviews in April 2021. Three themes were identified through longitudinal qualitative analysis: (1) outside relationships and resources, (2) relational change and continuity, and (3) mother–child time. Results are discussed using Bronfenbrenner's Person, Process, Context, Time (PPCT) model.

As the COVID-19 pandemic has severely affected the restaurant industry, the authors sought to test the effects of restaurant image on advocacy and willingness to pay premium prices. Data were collected using a questionnaire survey from a sample of 517 restaurant consumers and analyzed using a covariance-based structural equation model to test the hypotheses. Results identified the significant influence of social media marketing and promotion of COVID 19 protocols on restaurant image. Status consumption moderated the effects of willingness to pay arising from a positive restaurant image. The Attitude, Behavior, Context (ABC) theory provided theoretical support.