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Feeding children's desires? Child and parental perceptions of food promotion to the “under 8s”

Feeding children's desires? Child and parental perceptions of food promotion to the “under 8s” Purpose – Extant research downplays the influence of children under the age of eight on food‐related decision making and consumption within families. This paper seeks to address this issue. Design/methodology/approach – Utilising novel techniques to elicit responses, the research employed focus group and interviews of a sample of children aged between three and eight years and a sample of their parents. Findings – The exploratory findings of this study suggest that younger children apply effective if less sophisticated pestering techniques than older children, and play a significant role in determining family food consumption. They demonstrate a purposeful and directed pursuit of food brands and products, along with an awareness of the purpose of promotion and a desire to use a number of persuasive techniques in their dealings with parents. This contradicts some of the existing thinking that younger children in the 3‐8 year age group have little/less influence on purchasing food. Originality/value – This research offers a number of contributions in that it presents the views of both children and parents, and uses novel techniques through visual representations of feelings and emotions to elicit findings. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Young Consumers Insight and Ideas for Responsible Marketers Emerald Publishing

Feeding children's desires? Child and parental perceptions of food promotion to the “under 8s”

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Publisher
Emerald Publishing
Copyright
Copyright © 2011 Emerald Group Publishing Limited. All rights reserved.
ISSN
1747-3616
DOI
10.1108/17473611111141560
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Abstract

Purpose – Extant research downplays the influence of children under the age of eight on food‐related decision making and consumption within families. This paper seeks to address this issue. Design/methodology/approach – Utilising novel techniques to elicit responses, the research employed focus group and interviews of a sample of children aged between three and eight years and a sample of their parents. Findings – The exploratory findings of this study suggest that younger children apply effective if less sophisticated pestering techniques than older children, and play a significant role in determining family food consumption. They demonstrate a purposeful and directed pursuit of food brands and products, along with an awareness of the purpose of promotion and a desire to use a number of persuasive techniques in their dealings with parents. This contradicts some of the existing thinking that younger children in the 3‐8 year age group have little/less influence on purchasing food. Originality/value – This research offers a number of contributions in that it presents the views of both children and parents, and uses novel techniques through visual representations of feelings and emotions to elicit findings.

Journal

Young Consumers Insight and Ideas for Responsible MarketersEmerald Publishing

Published: Jun 14, 2011

Keywords: Children (age groups); Food products; Marketing; Promotional methods; Ethics; Toys

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