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Creator:: Cha, Seunghee
Abstract:: Although there has been a rapid growth in online apparel sales and online apparel shopping during the last several years, consumers still have concerns when they purchase apparel products online (ComScore, 2007; Dunne & Lusch, 2005; ITFacts E-commerce, 2007). From the online apparel shoppers’ perspective, online apparel shopping involves a...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: convenience sampling was conducted. 148 students at Oregon State University participated

Creator:: Bell, Meagon M.
Abstract:: Although designer brand denim apparel has been popular since the early 1980’s, the term “premium denim” is a relatively new concept to the apparel industry. This study investigated evaluative criteria used by female consumers when purchasing premium denim jeans. Previous studies have examined evaluative criteria and its importance in purchasing...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: questions. The data were collected at Oregon State University in the Winter Term of 2008. A purposive

Creator:: Johnson, Tricia Widner
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships among appearance management, dress, and personality. Eight hypotheses were developed that proposed relationships among five personality factors, three appearance management variables, and style of dress. Respondents were 277 undergraduate student subjects enrolled at Oregon State University. Subjects completed two questionnaires:...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Creator:: Northup, Reade B.
Abstract:: This study focused on users' emotional responses to a sustainable and a non-sustainable interior environment. Emotional reactions toward interior environments were tested by having subjects complete a survey. The survey tested users' emotional reactions with a mixed methods approach by including both qualitative and quantitative questions. The scope of this...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: non-sustainable Bates Hall conference room number 129, both located on the Oregon State University

Creator:: Maqsood, Elham Nour Ahmad
Abstract:: The primary purpose of the present study is to explore the effect of wearing the hijab in a Western society on Muslim women’s well-being, their motivation to wear it, and the different modifications that they have made on their hijabs. To investigate the relationship between the hijab and Muslim women’s...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Muslim women who live in Corvallis, Oregon. Four of these women are over 50 years old and wear the

Creator:: Kaur, Jatinder
Abstract:: The increased ethnic diversity of the U.S. population, including an increase of Indian immigrants, calls for an investigation of the Indian apparel consumption differences among first generation Indians and second generation Indian American females within the United States market. This study examined the Indian apparel consumption behavior of two levels...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: second generation Indian Americans in Corvallis, Oregon. Participants completed a questionnaire that

Creator:: Sullivan, Rachel M.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to compare the proposed women's college styles for day and evening in selected magazines to the documented apparel of college women from Oregon State College in the 1949-1957 time period. The historic method and visual analysis methods were used to complete this study. An...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Oregon State College from 1949-1957

Creator:: Anderson, Amy A.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to look at occupant satisfaction with Kelley Engineering Center, a LEED registered building. Results from a post-occupancy evaluation of Kelley conducted in spring 2006 were compared to those from a pre-occupancy survey of occupants in non-green buildings disseminated in spring 2005. The results showed...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Oregon State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science

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