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Attitudes Toward Clothing, Body and Self: A Comparison of Two Groups
Author(s) -
Ford Imogene M.,
Drake Mary Frances
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
home economics research journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.372
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 1552-3934
pISSN - 0046-7774
DOI - 10.1177/1077727x8201100210
Subject(s) - clothing , psychology , social psychology , variance (accounting) , political science , accounting , law , business
The purpose of this study was to determine (1) if two racial groups differed on self‐ esteem, body satisfaction, and clothing variables, and (2) if relationships existed among the variables. Two groups of subjects, 164 White and 68 Black collegiate females, were administered the Rosenberg Self‐Image Questionnaire, the Body Characteristic De scriptive Scale, the Sexually Attractive Clothing Measure, and the Clothing Opinion naire. Data were analyzed using analysis of variance and correlations. The two racial groups were significantly different on three variables (adequacy of money, use of sexu ally attractive clothing, and self‐esteem) and alike on the remaining three variables (body satisfaction, attitude toward unusual clothing, and flair in clothing). All the re lationships between variables were the same for both racial groups. Seven pairs of variables were significantly related. These findings illustrate the complexity of clothing research when different groups within a pluralistic society are compared.