The Influence of Parental and Communication Style on Consumer Socialization: A Meta-Analysis Informs Marketing Strategy Considerations Involving Parent–Child Interventions
Jessica Mikeska, Robert L. Harrison III, Les Carlson and Chris L. S. Coryn
This meta-analysis merged family communication pattern (FCP) and parental socialization literature streams to offer renewed perspectives on how parents intervene in media-related consumer-socialization interactions with children.
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- Meta-analytical results revealed that theoretical pairs of family communication patterns (FCPs) and parental socialization styles predicted mediation strategies similarly.
- Mean media control, coviewing, and discussion strategies often were carried out in significantly different fashions, per theorized FCP–parental socialization style pairs.
