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View article: The impact of social isolation and loneliness on the well-being of carers of a person with dementia in aotearoa New Zealand
The impact of social isolation and loneliness on the well-being of carers of a person with dementia in aotearoa New Zealand Open
Dementia is a leading cause of disability, and as the population ages, there will be a greater need for friends and family to care for people with Dementia. Unfortunately, informal care for a person with dementia is associated with poor ps…
View article: Barriers and facilitators of using dementia community support services provided by an Alzheimers organisation: Perceptions of informal caregivers receiving services
Barriers and facilitators of using dementia community support services provided by an Alzheimers organisation: Perceptions of informal caregivers receiving services Open
Known barriers prevent informal caregivers of a person with dementia using community services; however, there is a dearth of knowledge on how organisations can overcome these barriers. This study examined caregivers' perceptions of the bar…
View article: New Zealand Consumer Lifestyles
New Zealand Consumer Lifestyles Open
This article reports on the results of a consumer lifestyles segmentation study of the adult New Zealand population, which is part of an ongoing research programme conducted by consumer behaviour researchers at the University of Otago sinc…
View article: Challenge, Constraint and Committment to Change: A New Zealand Consumer Lifestyles Study
Challenge, Constraint and Committment to Change: A New Zealand Consumer Lifestyles Study Open
The current Consumer Lifestyles segmentation study is the seventh major survey of this type carried out in the Department of Marketing at the University of Otago. As with previous iterations, the 2020 Lifestyle Study is designed to provide…
View article: Supporting a sugar tax in New Zealand: Sugar sweetened beverage (‘fizzy drink’) consumption as a normal behaviour within the obesogenic environment
Supporting a sugar tax in New Zealand: Sugar sweetened beverage (‘fizzy drink’) consumption as a normal behaviour within the obesogenic environment Open
Background Excessive intake of sugar sweetened beverages (SSBs) is a preventable cause of death. While some countries have implemented a tax on SSBs, other countries, such as New Zealand, rely on industry self-regulation and individual res…
View article: Comparing Event Attendees and Their Telecast Audiences: A Case Study of a Commemorative Event
Comparing Event Attendees and Their Telecast Audiences: A Case Study of a Commemorative Event Open
Attendees who are physically present at events are not the only consumers of events. Indeed, in many cases, the number of people who watch an event via its telecast far exceeds the number of people attending the event. In this context, gai…
View article: Editorial: the impact of marketing on children’s well-being in a digital age
Editorial: the impact of marketing on children’s well-being in a digital age Open
fourth paper, by Bettany and Kerrane (2016) entitled The socio-materiality of parental style: negotiating the multiple affordances of parenting and child welfare within the new child surveillance technology market, takes the reader on a st…
View article: Flying in the face of environmental concern: why green consumers continue to fly
Flying in the face of environmental concern: why green consumers continue to fly Open
Some unsustainable consumer behaviours have proved extremely hard to change or even challenge. Despite the fact that flying can be more damaging than any other activity that an individual can undertake, many otherwise green consumers still…