The Correlation Between Mothers and Daughters with Respect to Knowledge and Behavior in Wearing Brassieres

Abstract

  Brassieres are one of the essential necessities for most women, but many previous researches have highlighted the difficulties encountered by adolescent girls in wearing bras and the need for guidance. The purpose of this study is to investigate through questionnaires both mothers' and daughters' knowledge and behavior in wearing bras in response to physical changes of puberty, to analyze the correlation between mothers and daughters, and to reveal the implications for underwear education. The results showed that both mothers and daughters lacked knowledge, and did not choose the most suitable bras. Moreover, there was no correlation between mothers' and daughters' knowledge/ understanding and interest/desire to learn, but it did show that the mothers' behavior influenced that of their daughters. With their lack of knowledge with respect to brassieres, mothers were not confident about educating their daughters, and expected schools to undertake this task. Therefore, it may be concluded that both mothers and daughters need underwear guidance and a platform to enable both parties to communicate better.