Premium
Examining the impact of consumer debt on parent‐child interaction
Author(s) -
ISRAELSEN CRAIG L.,
BEUTLER IVAN F.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
journal of consumer studies and home economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.775
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1470-6431
pISSN - 0309-3891
DOI - 10.1111/j.1470-6431.1994.tb00688.x
Subject(s) - debt , psychology , discipline , developmental psychology , household debt , interaction , social psychology , economics , sociology , social science , finance , agronomy , biology
The purpose of this study was to examine the possible relationship between consumer debt and several aspects of parent‐child interaction, namely time spent by parents with their child(ren). affectionate interaction between parents and children and disciplinary parent‐child interaction. A small, positive relationship was found between consumer debt and disciplinary parent‐child interaction. No meaningful relationship was found between consumer debt and parental time spent with child(ren) or affectionate parental‐child interaction. Age and number of children are more reliable correlates of parent‐child interaction than is amount of household consumer debt.