Research Article

A Study on Determining the Criteria that Parents Consider When Buying Children's Room Furniture

Volume: 6 Number: 4 December 25, 2019
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A Study on Determining the Criteria that Parents Consider When Buying Children's Room Furniture

Abstract

In this study, it was aimed to determine the effects of flexibility and interchangeability characteristics on furniture preferences by the criteria that the participants take into consideration when buying children's room furniture. The general information of the participants and their evaluations on children's room furniture were determined with the help of a detailed questionnaire. A total of 103 parents who participated in the playground of a shopping center in Ankara with their children participated in the survey and the results were evaluated with SPSS program. As a result, it is seen that the participants emphasize ease of use, durability, price suitability and material quality when buying furniture in children's rooms respectively. In addition, it was determined that storeability, partitionability and collectability characteristics were effective in the furniture preferences of the participants.

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Thanks

Many thanks to the parents who voluntarily completed the survey questionnaire. Part of this article was previously presented at the 29th International Conference for Research for Furniture Industry.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

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Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 25, 2019

Submission Date

November 5, 2019

Acceptance Date

December 20, 2019

Published in Issue

Year 2019 Volume: 6 Number: 4

APA
Çelebi Yazıcıoğlu, N. M., Yildirim, K., & Kılıç, N. P. (2019). A Study on Determining the Criteria that Parents Consider When Buying Children’s Room Furniture. Gazi University Journal of Science Part A: Engineering and Innovation, 6(4), 81-91. https://izlik.org/JA99DS77DJ
AMA
1.Çelebi Yazıcıoğlu NM, Yildirim K, Kılıç NP. A Study on Determining the Criteria that Parents Consider When Buying Children’s Room Furniture. GU J Sci, Part A. 2019;6(4):81-91. https://izlik.org/JA99DS77DJ
Chicago
Çelebi Yazıcıoğlu, N. Mine, Kemal Yildirim, and N. Pelin Kılıç. 2019. “A Study on Determining the Criteria That Parents Consider When Buying Children’s Room Furniture”. Gazi University Journal of Science Part A: Engineering and Innovation 6 (4): 81-91. https://izlik.org/JA99DS77DJ.
EndNote
Çelebi Yazıcıoğlu NM, Yildirim K, Kılıç NP (December 1, 2019) A Study on Determining the Criteria that Parents Consider When Buying Children’s Room Furniture. Gazi University Journal of Science Part A: Engineering and Innovation 6 4 81–91.
IEEE
[1]N. M. Çelebi Yazıcıoğlu, K. Yildirim, and N. P. Kılıç, “A Study on Determining the Criteria that Parents Consider When Buying Children’s Room Furniture”, GU J Sci, Part A, vol. 6, no. 4, pp. 81–91, Dec. 2019, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA99DS77DJ
ISNAD
Çelebi Yazıcıoğlu, N. Mine - Yildirim, Kemal - Kılıç, N. Pelin. “A Study on Determining the Criteria That Parents Consider When Buying Children’s Room Furniture”. Gazi University Journal of Science Part A: Engineering and Innovation 6/4 (December 1, 2019): 81-91. https://izlik.org/JA99DS77DJ.
JAMA
1.Çelebi Yazıcıoğlu NM, Yildirim K, Kılıç NP. A Study on Determining the Criteria that Parents Consider When Buying Children’s Room Furniture. GU J Sci, Part A. 2019;6:81–91.
MLA
Çelebi Yazıcıoğlu, N. Mine, et al. “A Study on Determining the Criteria That Parents Consider When Buying Children’s Room Furniture”. Gazi University Journal of Science Part A: Engineering and Innovation, vol. 6, no. 4, Dec. 2019, pp. 81-91, https://izlik.org/JA99DS77DJ.
Vancouver
1.N. Mine Çelebi Yazıcıoğlu, Kemal Yildirim, N. Pelin Kılıç. A Study on Determining the Criteria that Parents Consider When Buying Children’s Room Furniture. GU J Sci, Part A [Internet]. 2019 Dec. 1;6(4):81-9. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA99DS77DJ