WOMEN'S PANTS ALTERATIONS CONSIDERING HIP SHAPE AND POSTURE TYPE by Madeline ...

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Women's pants alterations considering
hip shape and posture type
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Authors Arriaga, Madeline Estella Noon
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WOMEN'S PANTS ALTERATIONS CONSIDERING
HIP SHAPE AND POSTURE TYPE
by
Madeline Estella Noon Arriaga
A Thesis Submitted to the Faculty of the
SCHOOL OF HOME ECONOMICS
In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements
For the Degree of
MASTER OF SCIENCE
In the Graduate College
THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
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STATEMENT BY AUTHOR
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ment of requirements for an advanced degree at The Univer­
sity of Arizona and is deposited in the University Library
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permission must be obtained from the author.
SIGNED: '"j . Ol
APPROVAL BY THESIS DIRECTOR
This thesis has been approved on the date shown below:
/So
J2.
BONNIE D. BRANDI Date
Assistant Professor of
Home Economics
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The author wishes to express gratitude for the help
from Dr. Bonnie Brandi and her other committee members.
Dr. Naomi Reich and Dr. Stephen Jorgensen. Their help in
developing the manual and conducting the experiment was
invaluable.
A special thanks is extended to Mrs. Mary Hardy
of the Pima County Cooperative Extension for providing
the opportunity to use the members of the Homemaker Clubs
in Tucson fqr the experiment. Dr. Lawrence Aleamoni who
assisted in the statistical analysis; and to Dr. Robert
Rice for his participation in the proposal committee
meeting.
My husband and two children deserve a very special
thank you for contending with me and the long hours of
work necessary to develop the thesis. Last, but not least,
my parents who made it possible for me to achieve my goal
through their monetary support and their ever-present
philosophy of the importance of education.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
LIST OF TABLES vi
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
ABSTRACT . ... . . . ... . , . . . . . . . . . . • viii
1. INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . 1
Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . ......... . 2
Problem Statement ........... . . . . . . . 2 ,
Assumptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Objectives . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Hypotheses . . ............. 4
Limitations . . . . . . . . . ............. 4
Operational Definitions . . . . . . . . . . 5
2. REVIEW OF LITERATURE ........... 8
Body Typing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Methods of Pattern Construction ........... 9
Fit and Alteration Techniques . . . . . . . 12
Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
3. METHODOLOGY . . . . . 16
Instrument Development . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Sample Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Experimental Procedure . . . . . . . . . . 20
Justification of Design . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Data Analysis . . . . . . . . . . 28
4. DATA ANALYSIS . . . . . . . . . .- . . . . . . . . 31
Hypothesis One . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Hypothesis Two . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Hip Shape and Posture Type . . . . . . . . . 46
Manual Evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
5. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS . . . . . . . 55
Recommendations for Future Study . . . . . . 59
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TABLE OF CONTENTS— Continued
Page
APPENDIX A: PUBLISHER'S LETTER GRANTING
PERMISSION TO USE ENCLOSED
PAGES FROM PANTS AND SKIRTS . . . 62
APPENDIX B: WOMEN'S PANTS ALTERATIONS
CONSIDERING HIP SHAPE AND
POSTURE TYPE (REVISED) . . . . . . 67
APPENDIX C: WOMEN'S PANTS ALTERATIONS—
PRE- AND POSTTEST . . . . . . . . 152
APPENDIX D: PANTS FIT EVALUATION . . . . . . 157
APPENDIX E: MANUAL EVALUATION . . . . . . . . 160
APPENDIX F: WORKSHOP PREREGISTRATION FORM . . . . 162
APPENDIX G: HUMAN SUBJECTS REVIEW
BOARD MATERIALS . . . . . . . . . . 165
REFERENCES................. 168
LIST OF TABLES
Table Page
1. Raw scores for pre- and posttest . . . . . . . . . 32
2. Comparison of pre- and post test statistics . . . 32
3. Independent t tests for Hypothesis One . . . . . . 35
4. Matched dependent pre- and posttest scores . . . . 37
5. Comparison of matched dependent pre- and
posttest statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
6. Matched dependent WilcoxOn's Signed Ranks,
T^cr-f- 39
J- >— l— o o o o o o o o o o.o o o o a o o o o o o o o
7. Pants fit evaluation averaged raw data . . . . . . 42
8. Fit evaluation rating statistics . . . . . . . . „ 42
9. Participant's sewing experience ‘ 44
10. Participant's body measurements and hip
shape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
11. Independent t tests for group body
measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
12. Group body measurements, means, standard
deviations, and hip shapes . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
13. Manual evaluation percentages . . . . . . . . . . 52
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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
Figure . Page
1. Hip shapes and posture types . 7
2. Classical experimental design . . . . . . . . . . 25
3. Ideal design format . . . . . .. . . . . . . .... 26
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ABSTRACT
The general purposes of this study was to develop
and evaluate a women’s pants alteration manual for the
average home sewer, considering hip shape and posture
type, using a commercial pants pattern.
The researcher taught a Fall 1980 pants workshop
using an experimental and control group to test the manual.
The experimental group (n = 12) used the manual as a text
and received lecture and demonstrations. The control
group (n = 12) received only lecture and demonstration.
Each participant completed a basic pants pattern fit by
the researcher. Two evaluation forms were used for both
groups; pre- and posttests and a pants fit evaluation.
The experimental group completed an evaluation of the
manual.
Results of the study showed that:
1. There was no difference between the experimental
and control group pre- and posttest scores when independent
t tests were calculated. There was a significant differ­
ence between pre- and posttest scores for both experimental
and control groups when matched dependent t tests and a
Wilcoxon’s Signed Ranks Test were calculated.
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2 o There was no difference between experimental and
control group pants fit as rated by a fit evaluation and
analyzed.by an independent t test.
3. The manual evaluation indicated it was usable, but
changes in organization, illustrations, and charts would
make the manual more easily understood.
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