Leisure lifestyles of childless couples vs. Full nest
Authors
- Sandra María Gallego Martelo Haceb (vinculación empresarial)
-
Lina María Ceballos
Escuela de Administración, Departamento de Mercadeo, Universidad EAFIT
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5024-2591
-
Maria Claudia Mejia-Gil
Escuela de Administración, Departamento de Mercadeo, Universidad EAFIT
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4162-6635
Abstract
Despite multiple studies related to lifestyles and family life cycles, few academics have concentrated on leisure topics in emerging countries, such as Colombia. This qualitative study involved 16 in-depth interviews and a total of 32 participants as it explored lifestyles in terms of leisure among couples according to their family life cycle, specifically couples starting a life together (couples without children) and those who are already in the stage of raising young children (full nest). Literature indicates that lifestyles and leisure are directly related to the family’s economic situation; therefore, this study focuses on higher-income participants, represented by individuals from the upper-middle and upper strata (5 and 6) in the city of Medellín, Colombia (South America). In terms of leisure, the findings reveal similar lifestyles in both types of couples; however, the availability of time, frequency and the types of products or services in which these couples invest their time and money evidence certain differences, especially when there are children. This study could be useful for marketing managers whose target market relates to homes with young families.Keywords:
Lifestyle, Family lifecycle, Consumer, Couples, Children, LeisureReferences
Agate, J. R., Zabriskie, R. B., Agate, S. T., & Poff, R. (2009). Family leisure satisfaction and satisfaction with family life. Journal of leisure research, 41(2), 205-223.
Amato, M. P., Lundberg, N., Ward, P. J., Schaalje, B. G., & Zabriskie, R. (2016). The mediating effects of autonomy, competence, and relatedness during couple leisure on the relationship between total couple leisure satisfaction and marital satisfaction. Journal of Leisure Research, 48(5), 349-373
Andreasen, A. R. (1984). Life status changes and changes in consumer preferences and satisfaction. Journal of Consumer Research, 11(3), 784-794.
Arazuri, E. S., de Jubera Ocón, M. S., & González, R. C. (2018). Actitudes de padres e hijos hacia un ocio compartido en familia. Pedagogía Social: Revista Interuniversitaria, 32, 59 -70.
Bauer, M., & Auer-Srnka, K. J. (2012). The life cycle concept in marketing research. Journal of Historical Research in Marketing, 4(1), 68-96.
Chacón Jiménez, F., & Chacón Martinez, A. (2015). Hogar y familia: Corrientes interpretativas y realidades sociales. Los ejemplos de movilidad de la población (1771) y movilidad social (1797) en Lorca. Revista de Demografía Histórica,XXXIII(II), 29–63.
Chen, C., Yuan, Z., & Zhu, H. (2019). Playing, parenting and family leisure in parks: Exploring emotional geographies of families in Guangzhou Children’s Park, China. Children’s Geographies, 1-14.
Contrera, V. L. (2006). La narrativa en trabajo social: Entrevista familiar como espacio de re-construcción de relatos. Revista Tendencias y Retos, 11(0122–9729), 143–151. Recuperado a partir de http://www.qualitative-research.net/index.php/fqs/article/view/175
Corbin, J., & Strauss, A. (2002). Bases de la investigación cualitativa. Medellín: Editorial Universidad de Antioquia.
Crawford, D. W., & Godbey, G. (1987). Reconceptualizing barriers to family leisure. Leisure Sciences, 9(2), 119-127.
Cruz, Á. M. R. (2017). El binomio ocio-familia desde el enfoque humanista: el caso de las familias de la Caja de Compensación Familiar del Huila. Lúdica Pedagógica,26(II), 105-114.
Da Costa Ganzo Fernandez, J. A., de Oliveira, R., & Hochheim, N. (2002). Application of family life cycle concept in determining potential segment for housing projects: case study of two downtown projects in Florianópolis, Brazil. Property Management, 20(5), 312-325.
DANE (2018). ¿Cómo vivimos? Recuperado el 17 de febrero de 2020, de: https://www.dane.gov.co/index.php/estadisticas-por-tema/demografia-y-poblacion/censo-nacional-de-poblacion-y-vivenda-2018/como-vivimos
DANE (2020). Estratificación socioeconómica para servicios públicos domiciliarios. Recuperado el 17 de febrero de 2020, de: https://www.dane.gov.co/index.php/servicios-al-ciudadano/servicios-informacion/estratificacion-socioeconomica
Denzin, N., & Lincoln, Y. (2000). The discipline and practice of qualitative research. In N. Denzin & Y. Lincoln (Eds.), Handbook of qualitative research, 2nd edition (pp. 1-28). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Devillard, M. (1990). El grupo doméstico: Concepto y realidades. Política y Sociedad, 6/7, 103–111. Recuperado a partir de https://eprints.ucm.es/39137/1/grupodomesticodevillard.PDF
Dupont, S. (2018). The family life cycle: An essential concept for looking at contemporary families. Thérapie Familiale, 39(2), 169-181.
Ellis, C. S. (2008). Interactive interview. En T. Barone, J. Cheek, J. Clandinin, J. W. Creswell, N. K. Denzin, K. D. Elsbach, ... C. Seale (Eds.), The SAGE Encyclopedia of Qualitative Research Methods Volumes 1 & 2 (pp. 443–445). California: SAGE Reference Publication.
España, R. (2011). Los cambiantes hábitos del consumidor colombiano. España (Presidencia). Conferencia Fenalco, Bogotá. Recuperado de: https://scholar.google.es/scholar?hl=es&as_sdt=0%2C5&q=Los+cambiantes+h%C3%A1bitos+del+consumidor+Colombiano+espa%C3%B1a&btnG=
Euromonitor (2018). Understanding millennials as parents (Septiembre 2018). Recuperado el 9 de noviembre de 2018, de: https://www.euromonitor.com/
Featherstone, M. (1987). Lifestyle and consumer culture. Theory, Culture & Society, 4 (1), 55-70.
Fradua, I. A., & Cabrera, M. S. (2012). El ócio como valor en la sociedad actual. Arbor, 188(754), 283-291.
Glick, I. Berman, E. Clarkin, J. Rait, D. (2001). Marital and family therapy. 4th ed. Amer Psychiatric Pub Inc.
Gutierrez de Pineda, V. (1994). Familia y Cultura en Colombia (3era edicion). Medellin, Colombia: Editorial Universidad de Antioquia.
Hodge, C., Bocarro, J. N., Henderson, K. A., Zabriskie, R., Parcel, T. L., & Kanters, M. A. (2015). Family leisure: An integrative review of research from select journals. Journal of Leisure Research, 47(5), 577-600.
Holt, D. B. (1997). Poststructuralist lifestyle analysis: Conceptualizing the social patterning of consumption in postmodernity. Journal of Consumer research, 23(4), 326-350.
Hurd, A., & Anderson, D. M. (2017). Kraus’ Recreation & Leisure in Modern Society. MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.
Johnson, H. A., Zabriskie, R. B., & Hill, B. (2006). The contribution of couple leisure involvement, leisure time, and leisure satisfaction to marital satisfaction. Marriage & Family Review, 40(1), 69-91.
Lastovicka, J. L., Murry Jr, J. P., & Joachimsthaler, E. A. (1990). Evaluating the measurement validity of lifestyle typologies with qualitative measures and multiplicative factoring. Journal of Marketing Research, 27(1), 11-23.
López-Sintas, J., Rojas de Francisco, L., & García-Álvarez, E. (2017). Home-based digital leisure. World Leisure Journal, 59(sup1), 86-92.
Mattingly, M. J., & Blanchi, S. M. (2003). Gender differences in the quantity and quality of free time: The US experience. Social Forces, 81(3), 999-1030.
Mejía Navarrete, J. (2000). El muestreo en la investigación cualitativa. Investigaciones Sociales, 5(Año IV), 165-180.
Milek, A. (2015). Spending time with one’s partner: the interplay between dimensions of shared time, external stress, and couples’ relationship functioning (disertación doctoral), University of Zurich.
Mintz, S. M., & Kellogg, S. (1988). Domestic revolutions: A social history of American family life. New York, NY: Free Press.
Moratto, N.S., Zapata, J.J., & Messager T. (2015). Conceptualización de ciclo vital familiar: una mirada a la producción durante el periodo comprendido entre los años 2002 a 2015. Revista CES Psicología, 8(2), 103-121.
Narotsky, S. (2004). Antropología Económica Nuevas tendencias (Primera ed). Barcelona: Editorial Melusina.
Neulinger, J. (1974). The psychology of leisure: Research approaches to the study of leisure. Springfield, 11, 295-306.
Noreña, A. L., Alcaraz-Moreno, N., Rojas, J. G., & Rebolledo-Malpica, D. (2012). Aplicabilidad de los criterios de rigor y éticos en la investigación cualitativa. AQUICHAN, 12(3), 263–274.
Parr, M. G., & Schmalz, D. (2019). Leisure studies in the 21st century: Challenges and opportunities in our collective identity. Journal of Leisure Research, 50(4), 1-16.
Pomfret, G., & Varley, P. (2019). Families at leisure outdoors: well-being through adventure. Leisure studies, 38(4), 1-15.
Portafolio (2016, 18 de febrero). Por la coyuntura, colombianos cambiaron hábitos de consumo. Recuperado de: http://www.portafolio.co/mis-finanzas/ahorro/colombianos-cambiaron-habitos-consumo-155210
Plummer, J.T. (1974). The concept of life style segmentation. Journal of Marketing, 38, 33-7.
Prados, M. Á. H., & Muñoz, J. S. Á. (2019). Family leisure and academic achievement. Perception of the families. Italian Journal of Educational Research, 23, 86-105.
Ramos, I. (2008). Estilos de vida y valores en las personas mayores de 65 años: adaptación y validación de la lista de valores LOV (Tesis maestría). Universidad de Alicante, departamento de comunicación y psicología social, San Vicente del Raspeig, Alicante, España. Recuperado de: http://casus.usal.es/pkp/index.php/MdE/article/viewFile/990/931
Rapoport, R., & Rapoport, R. N. (2019). Leisure and the family life cycle. Routledge.
Redondo-Bellon, I., Royo-Vela, M., & Aldas-Manzano, J. (2001). A family life cycle model adapted to the Spanish environment. European Journal of Marketing,35(5/6), 612-638.
Revista Credencial (2012). ¿Cómo es la nueva familia colombiana? Recuperado de: http://www.revistacredencial.com/credencial/noticia/actualidad/como-es-la-nueva-familia-colombiana
Rodríguez, J. & Agulló, E. (1998). Estilos de vida, cultura, ocio y tiempo libre de los estudiantes universitarios (Tesis maestría). Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, España. Recuperado de: http://www.redalyc.org/html/727/72711202/
Rojas De Francisco, L., & Monroy Osorio, J. C. (2017). The Cultural Agenda and Leisure Time in Medellín, From the Perspective of the Online Content Experiences Shared. ACR Latin American Advances, proceedings Vol. 4 (pp. 83-83).
Tolhurst, H. M., & Stewart, S. M. (2004). Balancing work, family and other lifestyle aspects: a qualitative study of Australian medical students’ attitudes. Medical journal of Australia, 181(7), 361-36 4.
Salgado, A. F. (2012, 25 de julio). La familia colombiana al desnudo. Blog Sura. Recuperado de: https://www.sura.com/blogs/calidad-de-vida/familia-colombiana-al-desnudo.aspx
Shannon, C. S. (2019). # Family: Exploring the Display of Family and Family Leisure on Facebook and Instagram. Leisure Sciences, 1-17.
Semenova M. N., Zapata J. J. & Messager T. (2015). Conceptualización de ciclo vital familiar: una mirada a la producción durante el periodo comprendido entre los años 2002 a 2015. Revista Ces, 8 (2), 103-121. Recuperado de: http://revistas.ces.edu.co/index.php/psicologia/article/view/3555
Shahvali, M., Kerstetter, D. L., & Townsend, J. N. (2019). The Contribution of Vacationing Together to Couple Functioning. Journal of Travel Research, 1-16 .
Smale, B., Holly, D., Pelot, C., Croxford, A., & Auger, D. (2010). Leisure and Culture: A report of the canadian index of wellbeing (CIW). http://www.unesco.org/new/fileadmin/MULTIMEDIA/HQ/CLT/pdf/leisureandculturefullreport.pdf
Solomon, M., Bennet, R. & Previt, J. (2013). Consumer Behavior. Malasia: Pearson Australia.
Spiggle, S. (1994). Analysis and Interpretation of Qualitative Data in Consumer Research. Journal of Consumer Research, 21 (3), 491-503.
Swinyard, W. R., & Smith, S. M. (2004). Activities, interests, and opinions of online shoppers and non-shoppers. International Business & Economics Research Journal (IBER), 3(4).
Thach, E. C., & Olsen, J. E. (2004). The search for new wine consumers: marketing focus on consumer lifestyle or lifecycle. International Journal of Wine Marketing,16(3), 44-57.
Valette-Florence, P., & Jolibert, A. (1990). Social values, AIO, and consumption patterns: Exploratory findings. Journal of Business Research, 20, 109-122.
Ward, P. J., Barney, K. W., Lundberg, N. R., & Zabriskie, R. B. (2014). A critical examination of couple leisure and the application of the core and balance model. Journal of Leisure Research, 46(5), 593-611.
Well, W. D. (1974). Life style and psychographics: Definitions, users and problems, life style and psychographics. Chicago III: AMA, 325-363.
Wells, W. & Tigert, D. (1977). Activities, interests, and opinions. Journal of Advertising Research, 11(4), 27-35.
Zablocki, B. D., & Kanter, R. M. (1976). The differentiation of life-styles. Annual Review of Sociology, 2(1), 269-298.
Zabriskie, R. B., Aslan, N., & Williamson, M. (2018). Turkish family life: A study of family leisure, family functioning, and family satisfaction. Journal of Leisure Research, 49(1), 8-27.
