In order to visualize the clothing education effect of school uniforms and to examine the ideal school uniform, this study investigated the awareness of junior high and high school students nurtured by school uniforms and the role that teachers and parents expect from school uniforms. The results showed that the effects of clothing education can be summarized into four categories, and that junior high and high school students did not see school uniforms as “clothes for someone to look at,” but as “clothes to make them aware of their belonging and position, and help them to enrich their school life”. Note that teachers expected “educational effects” and parents expected “effects on children’s safe and secure and fulfilling school life,” and it was found that the effects of clothing education were amplified by the introduction of school clothes that they “want to wear” and make their school life better.

In this report, a visual evaluation experiment was conducted to examine the influence of colors and From 293 black-and-white designs, five female items, five genderless items, and five masculine items were selected. These items were color- converted into three symbolic colors for males and three symbolic colors for females, and 90 samples were created. Fifty female university students and 50 male university students were subjected to a sensory test using the SD method across four adjective pairs and a questionnaire concerning the pros and cons of genderless fashion. As a result, it was found that the gender-related adjective pairs were more influenced by items than colors and that it was difficult to manipulate the impression of masculinity and femininity via color. In addition, we found that there is not only a difference in evaluation between men and women, but also a difference in evaluation between genderless affirmers and genderless negatives — even within the same sex.

To clarify comfortable bedding colors, we examined 80 psychiatric inpatients’ impressions of bedding in 6 different tones (pale, dull, bright, greyish, deep, and light) of blue, focusing on the suitability for patient rooms. 1) In both the male and female groups, the samples chosen as the most and least suitable for patient rooms were pale tone and greyish tone, respectively. 2) The female group rated pale tone and light tone more positively than the male group. 3) Through factor analysis, 2 factors were identified: [psychological comfort] and [brightness/ warmth]. For Factor 1, greyish tone was rated significantly lower than pale and light tones only in the female group. For Factor 2, greyish tone was rated significantly lower than pale and light tones in both the male and female groups. Based on these findings, bedding in various tones of blue, except for greyish tone, is recommendable for psychiatric wards.

The current study investigated whether hospital gowns and nurses’ uniforms affect “healing” in a hospital environment and mental health. A “comfortable hospital gown” needs to be bright in color, clean, easily put on and taken off, ease to move about in, and feel comfortable on the skin. At outpatient rehabilitation hospitals, patients preferred nurses’ uniforms that were colorful and cheerful. An overall analysis using structural equation modeling (SEM) revealed that hospital gowns influence the atmosphere of the hospital and that people who are more conscious of norms have their mood uplifted by clothing. That analysis also revealed a significant association between mood and the classification of hospital gowns by gender. Moreover, the more a patient’s mood was uplifted, the more sensitive that patient was to the opinions of others and the greater the desire for approval. This suggests that choosing one’s hospital gown may have a positive effect on a patient’s psychological health.