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Clothing Swaps: An Exploration of Consumer Clothing Exchange Behaviors
Author(s) -
Matthews Delisia,
Hodges Nancy Nelson
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
family and consumer sciences research journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.372
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 1552-3934
pISSN - 1077-727X
DOI - 10.1111/fcsr.12182
Subject(s) - swap (finance) , clothing , business , exploratory research , interest rate swap , psychology , marketing , sociology , political science , finance , law , social science
The purpose of this exploratory study was to discover the benefits individuals attained from participating in in‐person clothing swap parties and clothing swap W eb sites. Data collection occurred through observation of five clothing swap parties, 16 in‐depth interviews with participants of swap parties, and observation of five online swap sites. The findings revealed three themes: (i) giving, (ii) receiving, and (iii) socializing. The findings suggest that the traditional consumption cycle may be broadened as clothing swaps allow acquisition and disposal to occur simultaneously. Findings also revealed the extent to which the swapping culture is contingent upon socializing.