Counselor Dress Cues

Evaluations by American Indians and Caucasians

Bibliographic Data

ID2313554
AuthorsMary Ann Littrell (Iowa State University), John M Littrell (Iowa State University)
Year1983
Volume14
Issue1
Pages109-121
Publication date1983-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Cross-Cultural Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-0221 • E-ISSN: 1552-5422
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0022002183014001007
OpenAlexW2107519158
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited17

American Indian and Caucasian high school students were compared as they assessed counselors' empathy, warmth, genuineness, and concreteness as conveyed through six pairs of male and female counselor dress. The students from the two cultures differed in their perceptions of each of the counseling conditions based on the counselors' attire. Students' perceptions did not differ with the sex of the student or, except for empathy, with the sex of the counselor. The results contributed to identification of clothing dimensions useful for under-standing cultural similarities and differences in nonverbal communication through dress. Further study of clothing dimensions of cultural specificity, regional uniqueness, and fashionability was recommended

Clothing · Cognitive psychology · Concreteness · Developmental psychology · Empathy · Nonverbal communication · Perception · Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology

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