Thesis
Assessment of men's tennis clothing: movement and aesthetic analysis
Washington State University
Master of Arts (MA), Washington State University
2010
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/103708
Abstract
Tennis participation has increased 11% since 2000 as more people are concerned about their health. Although a higher percentage of men play tennis, there has been limited academic research on men's tennis clothing. The purpose of this study is to identify the perceived functional, and aesthetic men's tennis clothing. A questionnaire was distributed to identify needs assessments of men's tennis clothing to participants. The hypotheses in this study were tested to determine significant relationship among tennis commitment, satisfaction with tennis clothing, and interest in functional aesthetic tennis clothing. Also, the hypothesis was tested to determine if there is a significant correlation between satisfaction with functional components and satisfaction with aesthetic componens of tennis garment by using Pearson correlation. The results indicated that: 1) there was a significant positive relationship between level of tennis commitment and tennis clothing satisfaction; 2) there was a significant positive relationship between tennis commitment and interest in functional attractive clothing; and 3) there was a significant positive correlation between satisfaction with functional components and satisfaction with aesthetic components of tennis garments. This study found that needs assessment of men's tennis clothing for each tennis movement phase reported dissatisfaction with sleeve and crotch fit. Also, in the aspect of aesthetic, dissatisfaction with fashion, attractiveness, and color were reported. Respondents indicated their preferred tennis garment design for shirt type and shorts type. For shirt type, respondents preferred their T-shirt type with a round neckline, set-in sleeve, and hip length. The short style preferred was baggy shorts with an elastic only, and 2- inch waistband width.
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Details
- Title
- Assessment of men's tennis clothing
- Creators
- Heejae Jin
- Contributors
- Catherine Black (Degree Supervisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Apparel, Merchandising, Design and Textiles, Department of
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Arts (MA), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University; Pullman, Wash. :
- Identifiers
- 99900525126401842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Thesis