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Adolescents' Clothing Conformity, Awareness, and Peer Acceptance 1

Adolescents' Clothing Conformity, Awareness, and Peer Acceptance 1 The observed similarity in the clothing and appearance of adolescents from the same school led to the hypothesis that awareness of and conformity to the modal pattern of dress would be associated with social acceptance by peers. Filmed observations of the clothing of 121 boys and 110 girls from a high school sophomore class and reactions from a questionnaire concerning what “most were wearing” were analyzed and related to general peer acceptance. Significant positive relationships were found to exist between awareness of and conformity to the clothing mode and peer acceptance. Awareness of the mode and conformity to the mode were significantly related to each other. These findings indicate that clothing and adornment may serve a strategic function in the socialization of high school students. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Family & Consumer Sciences Research Journal Wiley

Adolescents' Clothing Conformity, Awareness, and Peer Acceptance 1

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Publisher
Wiley
Copyright
1972 American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences
ISSN
1077-727X
eISSN
1552-3934
DOI
10.1177/1077727X7200100203
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Abstract

The observed similarity in the clothing and appearance of adolescents from the same school led to the hypothesis that awareness of and conformity to the modal pattern of dress would be associated with social acceptance by peers. Filmed observations of the clothing of 121 boys and 110 girls from a high school sophomore class and reactions from a questionnaire concerning what “most were wearing” were analyzed and related to general peer acceptance. Significant positive relationships were found to exist between awareness of and conformity to the clothing mode and peer acceptance. Awareness of the mode and conformity to the mode were significantly related to each other. These findings indicate that clothing and adornment may serve a strategic function in the socialization of high school students.

Journal

Family & Consumer Sciences Research JournalWiley

Published: Dec 1, 1972

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