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- Title
COLLECTIVISTS' CONTINGENCY AND AUTONOMY AS PREDICTORS OF BUFFET PREFERENCES AMONG TAIWANESE ADOLESCENTS.
- Authors
Chiou, Wen-Bin
- Abstract
In a culture or society with high collectivism, contingent orientation and constrained autonomy are the prominent characteristics of adolescents' self-construal. This article examined whether Taiwanese adolescents' contingency and autonomy were associated with their prevalent preferences for buffet consumption. Findings in a panel survey indicated that contingency was positively correlated with adolescents' buffet preference, whereas autonomy was negatively correlated. Moreover, the results showed that adolescents' contingent orientation and perceived autonomy could predict their subsequent buffet preference over a half-year period. A laboratory experiment showed that adolescents who perceived lower autonomy exhibited greater preferences for buffet over the other diet consumption. In general, the results suggest that collectivist adolescents' contingency and autonomy were related to their trait-like preferences for buffet, and the state-like preferences for buffet were affected by their perceived levels of autonomy. Findings provide further insights into the impact of adolescents' self-construal on their diet consumption.
- Subjects
TAIWAN; TEENAGER attitudes; FOOD habits; BUFFET restaurants; FOOD consumption; BUFFET meals; COLLECTIVISM (Social psychology); CONSUMER preferences; SOCIAL values
- Publication
Adolescence, 2006, Vol 41, Issue 164, p753
- ISSN
0001-8449
- Publication type
Article