Virginia Tech
Self-worth, body cathexis, and satisfaction with available selection for those who wear different-size maternity clothing
Abstract
dc:description.abstractClothing plays an important part in establishing and maintaining one's self worth. Maternity clothing is especially important: to the pregnant woman in maintaining her self-worth and in preparing for the new role as a mother. The maternity wear apparel industry caters to the average-size customer. very often it is difficult or impossible to acquire maternity clothing to fit the small or the large-size maternity wear customer. The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of self-reported dress size category on self-worth, body cathexis, and satisfaction with available selection of maternity clothing for pregnant females.
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- Ph. D.
- Level thesis:degree_level
- doctoral
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- Clothing and Textiles
- Department dc:contributor.department
- Clothing and Textiles
- Grantor dc:publisher
- Virginia Tech
- Year dc:date.issued
- 1991
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Manley, Janine W.
- Chairs dc:contributor.committeechair
-
- Densmore, Barbara E.
- Cloud, Rinn M.
- Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember
-
- Lentner, Marvin M.
- Minish, Roberta M.
- Purdy, Rita S.
Rights
dc:rights- Statement dc:rights
-
- In Copyright
- Licence dc:rights.uri
- Language dc:language.iso
- en
Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Dc Identifier Other
- etd-07282008-135523
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/38973