Differential leisure travel decision-making between spouses

Abstract

Myers, Paul B. and Lewis W. Moncrief, “Differential Leisure Travel Decision-Making Between Spouses,· Annals of Tourism Research, Vol. V, No. 1 January/March 1978, pp. 157–165. Three hypotheses developed by Komarovsky on patterns of decision-making between spouses are examined using 1974 survey data. The leisure use choice analyzed is the selection of a pleasure travel destination, the route of the trip, and the commercial lodging utilized. None of Komarovsky's generalizations were supported by the authors' data. The three hypotheses were that wives in lower status families have comparatively greater influence in making choices; that joint decision-making is most frequent among couples in younger age categories; and that fewer joint decisions tend to be made at the bottom and top of the social hierarchy than among middle income groups. The data suggests that the destination decision is of greatest consequence to all parties concerned in that it is arrived at in more egalitarian fashion. Husbands dominate the route decision overwhelmingly while the lodging decision is shared in most cases, although husbands tend to have greater influence in the decision than wives if the decision is not shared. Myers, Paul B. et Lewis W. Moncrief, “Décisions différentielles e entre époux pour les voyages d'agrément,” Annals of Tourism Research, vol. V, no. 1, janvier/mars 1978, pp. 1572-165. On examine trois hypothèses de Komarovsky sur les façons dont les couples prennent des décisions; l'analyse se fait à base de données qui ont été cueillies dans une enquête de 1974. On compare ces hypothèses à trois décisions sur l'emploi du temps loisir: la destination d'un voyage, le trajet, et le logement commercial. Les observations des auteurs ne soutiennent