The effect of specially designed garments on the observable make- believe play behavior of four- to six-year-old females

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dc.contributor.authorDavis, Susan L.en
dc.contributor.committeechairBoles, Joann F.en
dc.contributor.committeememberZentner, Mary Annen
dc.contributor.committeememberHinkle, Dennis E.en
dc.contributor.committeememberDensmore, Barbara E.en
dc.contributor.committeememberSawyers, Janet K.en
dc.contributor.departmentClothing and Textilesen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:23:16Zen
dc.date.adate2012-11-30en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:23:16Zen
dc.date.issued1983-12-05en
dc.date.rdate2012-11-30en
dc.date.sdate2012-11-30en
dc.description.abstractThe nonverbal messages conveyed by dress are learned earlier by today's children than they have been at any time in the past. Yet, little empirical research has examined the effect of clothing on the behavioral development of the preschool child. Dress is a medium for carrying out the serious roles of life, but it is also a medium for play. Although numerous studies have investigated play, an important element of child development, few have included dress as a factor. Research has shown that not all children participate in all forms of play behavior, particularly dramatic play, which contains the element of make-believe. Furthermore, research has shown that increased associative fluency in preschool children is dependent specifically on the occurrence of make-believe play. A child, deficient in such divergent-thinking skills, would seem somewhat disadvantaged and less able to cope with a problematic environment. The present study asks the question: Can the wearing of specially designed clothing raise levels of observable make-believe behavior for preschool children? Two research hypotheses were formulated to address this question: l) There will be a difference in player/nonplayer imaginativeness scores while wearing control and experimental garments. 2) There will be a difference in player/nonplayer imaginativeness scores while wearing Experimental Garment I or II.en
dc.description.degreePh. D.en
dc.format.extentxi, 114 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-11302012-040019en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-11302012-040019/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/40382en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V856_1983.D386.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 10969187en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V856 1983.D386en
dc.subject.lcshClothing and dress -- Psychologyen
dc.subject.lcshPlayen
dc.titleThe effect of specially designed garments on the observable make- believe play behavior of four- to six-year-old femalesen
dc.typeDissertationen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineClothing and Textilesen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen
thesis.degree.namePh. D.en

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