Body Image, self-esteem, and clothing of men and women aged 55 years and older

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dc.contributor.authorHwang, Jinsooken
dc.contributor.committeechairNorton, Marjorie J. T.en
dc.contributor.committeememberHolloman, Lillian O.en
dc.contributor.committeememberBlieszner, Rosemaryen
dc.contributor.departmentClothing and Textilesen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:39:02Zen
dc.date.adate2009-06-23en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:39:02Zen
dc.date.issued1993-12-14en
dc.date.rdate2009-06-23en
dc.date.sdate2009-06-23en
dc.description.abstractAlthough there are many studies regarding body image of younger people, there have been few studies on that of older people. Since today's culture considers the young, thin body image ideal, it is important to investigate body image of older people and the relationships between their body image, self esteem, and clothing behavior. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationships between 1) body-cathexis and self-esteem, 2) body-cathexis and clothing behavior, 3) self-esteem and clothing behavior, 4) body cathexis and demographics, and 5) demographics and clothing behavior of selected men and women aged 55 years and older. Data were obtained from 67 men and 75 women aged 55 years and older who were members of senior centers and local churches located in Atlanta, Georgia. The questionnaire regarding body cathexis, self-esteem, clothing behavior, and demographics was administered through a mail survey. Body cathexis consisted c: five areas of body parts. A modification of Rosenberg's self-esteem scale was used with a 4-point Likert scale. The clothing behavior variable had seven dimensions.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.format.extentvii , 106 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-06232009-063041en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-06232009-063041/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/43417en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V855_1993.H935.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 29969598en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V855 1993.H935en
dc.subject.lcshBody imageen
dc.subject.lcshClothing and dress -- Psychological aspectsen
dc.subject.lcshOlder people -- Clothingen
dc.subject.lcshSelf-esteemen
dc.titleBody Image, self-esteem, and clothing of men and women aged 55 years and olderen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineClothing and Textilesen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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