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Selection and acquisition of children's clothing in single‐parent and dual‐parent families

Jeanne R. Heitmeyer (associate professor, Department of Textiles and Consumer Sciences, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306–2033)
Kay Grise (Associate professors who teach and conduct research in the Department of Textiles and Consumer Sciences and the Department of Family and Child Sciences)
Christine A. Readdick (Associate professor, teaching and conducting research in the Department of Family and Child Sciences; her specialty area is child development and family relations)

Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management

ISSN: 1361-2026

Article publication date: 1 March 1997

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the similarities and differences in single‐ and dual‐parent family households in their selection and acquisition of children's clothing. Respondents included 247 parents of students enrolled in grades K‐12. Significant differences were found in the following items considered. Lack of money was more of a problem for single‐parent families than for dual‐parent families, p = 0.002. Single‐parent families paid for clothing more often by cheque or cash than did dual‐parent families, p=0.009; dual‐parent families used store credit cards more frequently than single‐parent families, p=0.03. No significant differences were found in sources, important purchase factors or satisfaction when selecting and acquiring children's clothing. For all parents, the four most important factors considered when selecting children's clothing were fit, what the parent likes, care required and price. Please note that in the US most children begin school at age 5 in kindergarten (K); ele‐mentary school continues through age 10 at grade 5; middle school encompasses ages 11–13 in grades 6–8; and high school includes ages 14–17 in grades 9–12.

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Heitmeyer, J.R., Grise, K. and Readdick, C.A. (1997), "Selection and acquisition of children's clothing in single‐parent and dual‐parent families", Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management, Vol. 1 No. 4, pp. 333-341. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb022510

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MCB UP Ltd

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