Effects of Clothing Values on Perceived Clothing Deprivation among Adolescents

Abstract

The present purpose was to investigate the relationship between clothing values and perceived clothing deprivation among adolescents. From previous studies a questionnaire was developed to measure perceived clothing deprivation (the dependent variable) and clothing values (the independent variable). Items were measured on a 5-point Likert scale. The sample was comprised of 338 high school students enrolled in Grades 9 to 12 home economics courses at six high schools. The effects of values (aesthetic, economic, exploratory, political, religious, sensory, social, and theoretical) on perceived clothing deprivation were tested. Pearson correlations and multiple regression indicated positive relationships between perceived clothing deprivation and the economic and social clothing values. Also, these values accounted for significant proportions of the variance of perceived clothing deprivation. Negative relationships between aesthetic and political clothing values and perceived clothing deprivation were noted; however, they did not contribute significantly to the variance of perceived clothing deprivation. No relationships were found between the remaining clothing values and perceived clothing deprivation.