Policy and Practice Studies
Online ISSN : 2189-1125
Print ISSN : 2189-2946
Relationships between university student’s clothing and travel mode choice
Focused on acceptance of sportswear and undress
Ayako Taniguchi
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2017 Volume 3 Issue 1 Pages 85-90

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In this study, the author verified relationships between university student’s clothing and travel mode choice focusing on acceptance of sportswear and undress with aim to indicate an effect on people’s choice of cloth bringing by motorization. The measurements were three, degree to avoid attention from others, evaluation whether a sportswear would be ideal cloth for commuting to university (norm)/real cloth for commuting to university (acceptability). Students were requested to answer the three measurements each of travel mode. The results showed that norm and acceptability for sportswear while commuting were significantly different by travel mode. Students regarded sportswear while commuting by public transport as wrong cloth. By commuting modes, there were significant difference of acceptability to put on a sportswear. Student who commute by car had a tendency not to avoid attention from other people, and student who commute by public transport had a tendency of hesitation to put on a sportswear while commuting by train.
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