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TY - JOUR
T1 - Young children’s consumer agency
T2 - the case of French children and recycling
AU - Schill, Marie
AU - Godefroit-Winkel, Delphine
AU - Hogg, Margaret
N1 - This is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Journal of Business Research. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Journal of Business Research, 110, 2020 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2020.01.030
PY - 2020/3/1
Y1 - 2020/3/1
N2 - This research offers insights into children's agency in thecontext of recycling behaviors by exploring how children's agency mightbe enacted in various settings (e.g., family, school, neighborhood).Using a series of child-centered methods, the authors observe children'srecycling behaviors at school and at home and investigate their behaviorsusing role-playing games and a verbalization phase that captures thechildren's understanding of recycling and their varying degrees of agencyaround recycling. The findings suggest that personal (knowledge,concern), environmental (family microenvironment, encouragement, spatialorganization, physical accessibility to recycling bins), and behavioral(past experiences) factors can facilitate or constrain children'sconsumer agency. In particular, their level of agency varies according toeach child's specific microenvironment within the family, the locationwhere the recycling takes place (private versus public spaces), andcommunication patterns within the family. From these findings, we provideseveral recommendations for public policymakers and business managers.
AB - This research offers insights into children's agency in thecontext of recycling behaviors by exploring how children's agency mightbe enacted in various settings (e.g., family, school, neighborhood).Using a series of child-centered methods, the authors observe children'srecycling behaviors at school and at home and investigate their behaviorsusing role-playing games and a verbalization phase that captures thechildren's understanding of recycling and their varying degrees of agencyaround recycling. The findings suggest that personal (knowledge,concern), environmental (family microenvironment, encouragement, spatialorganization, physical accessibility to recycling bins), and behavioral(past experiences) factors can facilitate or constrain children'sconsumer agency. In particular, their level of agency varies according toeach child's specific microenvironment within the family, the locationwhere the recycling takes place (private versus public spaces), andcommunication patterns within the family. From these findings, we provideseveral recommendations for public policymakers and business managers.
KW - Children
KW - agency
KW - family
KW - microenvironments
KW - recycling behaviors
KW - social cognitive theory
U2 - 10.1016/j.jbusres.2020.01.030
DO - 10.1016/j.jbusres.2020.01.030
M3 - Journal article
VL - 110
SP - 292
EP - 305
JO - Journal of Business Research
JF - Journal of Business Research
SN - 0148-2963
ER -