The experience of risk in families: conceptualisations and implications for transformative consumer research

Pettigrew, Simone;Anderson, Laurel;Boland, Wendy;de La Ville, Valérie-Inés;Stovall, Tony;et.al.
(2014) Journal of Marketing Management — Vol. 30, n° 17-18, p. 1772-1799 (2014)

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  • Pettigrew, SimoneSchool of Psychology and Speech Pathology, Curtin University
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  • Anderson, LaurelDepartment of Marketing, W. P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University
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  • Boland, WendyDepartment of Marketing, Kogod School of Business, American University
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  • de La Ville, Valérie-InésEuropean Center for Children’s Products (CEPE)
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  • Kindt, MarieUCLouvain
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  • Stovall, TonyNorton School of Family and Consumer Sciences
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Families represent an important context for understanding and addressing the various forms of risk experienced by consumers. This article defines and discusses the concept of risk as it applies to the familial unit, with a particular focus on the liminal transitions that occur within families and the resiliency required for families to identify and adopt effective coping strategies to manage these transitions. A framework is proposed that offers researchers an approach for applying concepts related to family risk to various consumption-related problems and issues. This framework constitutes a starting point that can be developed and expanded to facilitate a deeper understanding of the internal and external forces that influence families and their well-being, and the role consumption plays therein. Potential avenues for future transformative consumer research are proposed in this important but under-developed field.
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Pettigrew, S., Anderson, L., Boland, W., de La Ville, V.-I., Fifita, I. M. E., Fosse-Gomez, M.-H., Kindt, M., Luukkanen, L., Martin, I., Ozanne, L. K., Pirouz, D. M., Prothero, A., & Stovall, T. (2014). The experience of risk in families: conceptualisations and implications for transformative consumer research. Journal of Marketing Management, 30(17-18), 1772-1799. https://doi.org/10.1080/0267257x.2014.955044 (Original work published 2014)