The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship of self-esteem, health, body satisfaction, and clothing interest of women age 55 and older. An additional purpose was to investigate the relationship between clothing interest and age, race, income, education, household composition, and employment status. / The sample consisted of 119 women age 55 years or older, living in Southeast Georgia. A survey interview was utilized, and data were collected by means of a nine page questionnaire. Four hypotheses were tested using analysis of variance, Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient, frequencies, and sample means. / The data analyses revealed significant positive relationships between the women's clothing interest and the variable of race. In addition, a statistically significant relationship between clothing interest and self-esteem was identified. / A statistically significant relationship also existed between health and clothing interest. There was no statistically significant relationship between body satisfaction and clothing interest. / An implication of these findings is that clothing might serve as a tool to enhance coping ability of older women by making them feel good about themselves. Another implication is that older women with an interest in clothing may differ by culture and ethnic group. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 54-07, Section: B, page: 3585. / Major Professor: Carol E. Avery. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1993.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_76978 |
| Contributors | Joyner, Carolyn., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 159 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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