Consumer Wellfare & Safety

Literature

• Hsu, J. L, Mo, R.H-C. (2009). Consumer responses to incomplete information in print apparel advertising. Journal of Fashion Marketing and Managemen,. 13(1).
• Karen, S.C-M., Ownbey, S.F. (2008). Associations of unethical consumer behavior and social attitudes. Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management, 12(3), 365 - 383.
• Winham, D., & Hampl, J. S. (2008). Adolescents report television characters do not influence their self-perceptions of body image, weight, clothing choices or food habits. Young Consumers, 9, 121-130.
• Reilly, A., Rudd, N. A., & Hillery, J. (2008). Shopping behavior among gay men: Issues of body image. Clothing and Textiles Research Journal, 26(4), 313-326.
• Trautmann, J., Worthy, S. L., & Lokken, K. L. (2007). Body dissatisfaction, bulimic symptoms, and clothing practices among college women. Journal of Psychology, 141, 485-498.
• Kim, J.-H., & Lennon, S. J. (2007). Mass media and self-esteem, body image, and eating disorder tendencies. Clothing and Textiles Research Journal, 25(1), 3-23.
• Baird, A. L., & Grieve, F. G. (2006). Exposure to male models in advertisements leads to a decrease in men's body satisfaction. North American Journal of Psychology, 8, 115-121.
• Kim, M., & Lennon, S. J. (2006). Content analysis of diet advertisements: A cross-national comparison of korean and U.S. women's magazines. Clothing and Textiles Research Journal, 24(4), 345-362.
• Rudd, N. A., & Carter, J. (2006). Building positive body image among college athletes: A socially responsible approach. Clothing and Textiles Research Journal, 24(4), 363-380.
• Jung, J. (2006). Media Influence: Pre- and postexposure of college women to media images and the effect of mood and body image. Clothing and Textiles Research Journal, 24(4), 335-344.
• Tiggemann, M., Verri, A., & Scaravaggi, S. (2005). Body dissatisfaction, disordered eating, fashion magazines, and clothes: A cross-cultural comparison between Australian and Italian young women. International Journal of Psychology, 40, 293-302.
• Jung, J., Lennon, S. J., & Rudd, N. A. (2001). Self-schema or self-discrepancy? Which best explains body image? Clothing and Textiles Research Journal, 19(4), 171-184.
• Rudd, N. A., & Lennon, S. J. (2001). Body image: Linking aesthetics and social psychology of appearance. Clothing and Textiles Research Journal, 19(3), 120-133.
• Rudd, N. A., & Lennon, S. J. (2000). Body image and appearance-management behaviors in college women. Clothing and Textiles Research Journal, 18(3), 152-162.
• Lennon, S. J., Rudd, N. A., Sloan, B., & Kim, J. S. (1999). Attitudes toward gender roles, self-esteem, and body image: Application of a model. Clothing and Textiles Research Journal, 17(4), 191-202.

Web Sources

• US Consumer Product Safety Commission: The purpose of this site is to protect consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard or can injure children.
• Federal Trade Commission: This site provides information on regulations in regards to consumer protection, especially for textile, wool, fur, apparel and leather matters.
• AMTAC: This site provides information related to testing and certification activities for quality/safety of textiles, apparel & workwear.z
  Textile Organizations: This site provides a search engine/directory of textile associations and organizations.