کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
7391068 1481107 2018 16 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Context and measurement: An analysis of the relationship between intrahousehold decision making and autonomy
ترجمه فارسی عنوان
محتوا و اندازه گیری: تجزیه و تحلیل رابطه بین تصمیم گیری درون انسدادی و استقلال
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم انسانی و اجتماعی اقتصاد، اقتصادسنجی و امور مالی اقتصاد و اقتصادسنجی
چکیده انگلیسی
Using data from two culturally distinct locales, Bangladesh and Ghana, we investigate whether men and women who report sole decision making in a particular domain experience stronger (or weaker) feelings of autonomous motivation-measured using the Relative Autonomy Index (RAI)-compared to those who report joint decision making. Used primarily in psychology, the RAI measures the extent to which an individual's actions are intrinsically or extrinsically motivated, where higher scores indicate greater autonomy. On aggregate, we find differences between men and women, and across countries, in the significance of association between the individual's level of participation in decision-making and autonomy. In addition, we find heterogeneity in the strength of this association, depending on the domain (e.g., productive versus personal decisions) and whether partners agree on who normally makes decisions. These findings imply that details related to context and measurement matter for understanding individual decision-making power. We argue that all research using information on decision-making should include a careful analysis of men's and women's perceptions of decision making within the household, which may be useful for calibrating indicators to suit specific contexts.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: World Development - Volume 111, November 2018, Pages 97-112
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