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  • Success in a clothing construction course and self esteem in a women's penal institution

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    Hall, Terry Lynn
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    The purpose of this study was to examine self-perceived success as experienced in a learning environment, and its association with self esteem. The relationships between pretreatment-self esteem, posttreatment-self esteem, and perceived success experienced in a five-week clothing construction course were investigated. Measures of perceived sewing ability, perceived success, and course...
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    Success in a clothing construction course and self esteem

  • Clothing behavior related to certain personality traits of a selected group of Japanese and American men and women

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    Sugimura, Diane Maeda
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    The study was undertaken for the purpose of investigating the relationship between clothing behavior and sex, Japanese and American cultures, feminine or masculine personality types, and sex-role concepts. The aspects of clothing behavior included in the study are interest, tolerance, acceptance, and innovation of uni-sex clothing items, and the femininity-masculinity...
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    ) October 22, 1970 (Date) Title: CLOTHING BEHAVIOR RELATED TO CERTAIN PERSONALITY TRAITS OF A SELECTED

  • Satisfaction with clothing and personal appearance related to self-esteem and participation in activities among full-time homemakers

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    Olstrom, Janet Marie
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    The purpose of the study was to investigate the relationships among satisfaction with clothing, satisfaction with physical appearance, concern over weight, self-esteem, and participation in leisure-time activities among a sample of full-time homemakers. To test these relationships, five measures were used. Satisfaction with clothing was measured by comparing the actual...
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    Cleveland and Morton (1962). It was found that those with a well-integrated body image were considered by

  • The Thomas Kay Woolen Mill in Salem, Oregon, 1900-1959

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    Gertenrich, Caryl
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    The Thomas Kay Woolen Mill once manufactured cloth with a reputation renowned throughout the United States. This study is an attempt to report the history of the mill. Data are categorized by: the Kay family; production including plant, machinery, raw materials used, goods manufactured; management including the effects of national...
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    . Gates The Thomas Kay Woolen Mill once manufactured cloth with a reputation renowned throughout the

  • Consumers of used clothing

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    Richardson, Susan Ogawa
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    The study was undertaken to investigate characteristics of consumers of used clothing and the outlets in which used clothing is sold. The investigation of consumer characteristics involved demographic factors such as sex, age, educational level, employment status, family composition, income level, user of clothing purchased, use of clothing, reasons for...
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    class was not a good predictor of fashion leadership. Hiller (1971:66), Myers (1971:64), and Morton

  • Relationship between home sewing practices, perceived sewing competence, sex-role concept, and selected demographic factors

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    Wheeler, Judith Ann
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    This study compared two groups of home sewers in relation to their sewing practices, perceived sewing competence, sex-role concept, and selected demographic factors. A review of literature indicated an increase in home sewing that began in the 1960's with the greater availability of fabrics in a wider range of fibers,...
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    competence, sex-role concept, and selected demographic factors. A review of literature indicated an

  • Body awareness as related to clothing interest of college men and women

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    Paeth, Linda Kirk
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    The purpose of this study was to explore relationships between clothing interest and body awareness, between clothing interest and selected demographic variables for college men and women, and between body awareness and selected demographic variables for college men and women. To assess these relationships two measures were used. Body awareness,...
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    ). The Homonym Test is a word-association test consisting of 100 stimulus words administered orally

  • Norwegian-American ethnicity and ethnic clothing, textiles, and household objects

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    Jacobsen, Mary Ann
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    The study investigates relations among Norwegian-American ethnicity, ownership of ethnic articles, and selected other factors. Articles include clothing, textiles, and certain household objects. Hypotheses were drawn predicting relations between ethnic article ownership and ethnicity as expressed by ethnic practices and attitudes, and between ethnic article ownership and generation in America...
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    - ed by means of questionnaires mailed to a selected sample of married women of Norwegian descent or