Children of elementary school-age and their clothing: Development of self-perception and of management of appearance

Author(s): Grise, K. S., Heitmeyer, J. R., Furst, M. H.

Journal/Book: Percept Mot Skills. 1996; 82: PO Box 9229, Missoula, MT 59807. Perceptual Motor Skills. 383-394.

Abstract: In this study 223 children in kindergarten through Grade 5 were surveyed about their school clothing: their typical and preferred style of dress, their feelings about their clothing, and their role in clothing acquisition and care. The contribution of selected demographic variables to children's self-perception and to management of appearance was examined. By and large, children expressed highly positive feelings about their school clothing. Shorts or long pants with a T-shirt were the typical school clothing of boys and girls. Age was associated with more differences in self-perception and management of appearance than any other variable. Children in kindergarten through Grade 3 reported more positive feelings about the clothing they were wearing on testing day and appraisals of their own clothes vis-g-vis their friends' than did younger children.

Note: Article CA Readdick, Florida State Univ, Dept Text & Consumer Sci, Tallahassee, FL 32306 USA

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