Abstract
Staffing level effects, often defined as the attitudinal and behavioral differences between occupants of few-peopled vs many-peopled settings, are elucidated here in the family household. Using an intra-individual variation design, the effects of short-term fluctuations in the number of household occupants on family members' household activities and perceptions of activities are investigated. A single family, composed of a mother, father, and two teen-aged sons, was studied for a period of 93 days. Each evening, all family members independently completed a set of questionnaires. Day-today covariation in responses was analysed using P-technique factor analysis. Results suggest that hypotheses derived from staffing theory are supported for the mother only.
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