Tackling fashion waste from inside the wardrobe: The influence of personal factors on sustainable clothing use practice

IF 3.7 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Cosette M. Joyner Martinez , Samira Iran , Jessica F. Dao
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Fashion consumption seems predestined for disenchantment, demarcated by low utilization levels and a consumption cycle that is too short to foster emotional attachment. To be sure, what occurs after purchase when clothing is taken home for use is a carbon intensive phase of the product's lifespan that is squarely within the clothing user's control and responsibility. Decreasing the purchase of new garments has the greatest potential to reduce the global carbon emissions associated with fashion consumption, and prolonging clothing's utilization are consumer habits considered critical to this aim. Clothing use, manifest in the wear, care, and repair practice, are a linchpin in determining how much and how quickly fashion becomes waste. Though these use behaviors clearly advance sustainable clothing consumption, the least is known about what occurs between purchase and disposal or why. It is also important to develop a method to measure sustainable use practice and explore the influence of personal factors that determine engagement in such. This research study examined how personal factors (including fashion trend sensitivity, style orientation, frugality) influence sustainable clothing use practices (wear, care, and repair). A quantitative questionnaire was administered online to a representative sample of 420 U.S. consumers. A multi-level path analysis was used to test a proposed model. The results indicate that fashion trend sensitivity, style orientation, and frugality positively influence sustainable clothing use practices. Further, findings reveal that these personal factors explain 80% of the variance in sustainable clothing use, highlighting the critical role of use practice in shaping sustainable clothing behavior.
从衣柜内部解决时尚废物问题:个人因素对可持续服装使用实践的影响
时尚消费似乎注定会让人失望,其特点是利用率低,消费周期太短,无法产生情感依恋。可以肯定的是,服装购买后被带回家使用是产品生命周期中的一个碳密集阶段,这完全在服装使用者的控制和责任范围之内。减少购买新服装最有可能减少与时尚消费相关的全球碳排放,而延长服装的使用时间则是实现这一目标的关键消费习惯。服装的使用,包括穿着、护理和维修,是决定时尚成为废物的程度和速度的关键。尽管这些使用行为明显促进了服装的可持续消费,但人们对从购买到废弃之间的过程或原因却知之甚少。同样重要的是,要开发一种方法来衡量可持续使用行为,并探索决定参与可持续使用行为的个人因素的影响。本研究探讨了个人因素(包括对时尚潮流的敏感度、风格取向、节俭)如何影响可持续服装使用实践(穿着、保养和维修)。研究人员对 420 名美国消费者进行了在线定量问卷调查。研究采用多层次路径分析对所提出的模型进行了检验。结果表明,时尚潮流敏感度、风格取向和节俭对可持续服装使用行为有积极影响。此外,研究结果表明,这些个人因素解释了可持续服装使用中 80% 的差异,突出了使用实践在塑造可持续服装行为中的关键作用。
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Cleaner and Responsible Consumption
Cleaner and Responsible Consumption Social Sciences-Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
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