Clothing deprivation: influence on self-esteem and perceptions of school climate for middle school female students

Adolescence is a critical time for changes in self-concept and body-image awareness. Self-esteem, the evaluative component of self concept, has been found to be influenced by acceptance by peers. Appearance has been found to influence peer acceptance, and clothing is one tool which may modify appear...

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Main Author: Callen, Karen S.
Other Authors: Clothing and Textiles
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/44727
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-09122009-040212/