Application of the Functional, Expressive and Aesthetic Consumer Needs Model: assessing the clothing needs of adolescent girls with disabilities

Stokes, Bailey; Black, Catherine

doi:10.1080/17543266.2012.700735

Cited by 56 publications

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“…A constant finding in the research is that people who have varying levels of physical abilities are often more concerned about their physical appearance and self‐expression than with fabric, colour or construction, suggesting the desire to fit in and not stand out (Abraham‐Murali et al ., . Functional concerns that have been studied include thermal comfort requirements (Parsons, ) and needs of specific groups, such as adolescents (Stokes and Black, ). As well as individual or group specific research, there has been pioneering work that has broadened perspective and encourages holistic practice in both home and industry.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Shopping and virtual communities for consumers with physical disabilities

Annett-Hitchcock

2015

Int J Consumer Studies

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The purpose of this exploratory study was to investigate the use of virtual communities for clothing shopping by consumers with physical disabilities, and to explore the role that these communities play in their clothing shopping experiences. An international virtual community created for consumers with disabilities was identified using keywords through search engine directories. The content of discussion forums was identified and analysed with the assistance of the qualitative research software tool, QSR NVivo 9.0. The content was coded to allow categories and themes to emerge. Thirty‐one categories, which were dispersed between three major themes (self, product, market), emerged from data analysis. In the discussions, various communication channels and social media sites were mentioned, and users enhanced their discussion topics with a photograph of a product or an Internet link, providing further assistance to peers. Consumers also shared personal information, such as life experiences. The results of this study may provide significant implications to retailers in their efforts to target these consumers, in various areas including product development, branding, marketing, customer relationship and managerial strategies. There may also be relevance for development of other consumer goods and sales to other target markets. Using online discussion forums to probe for product development and brand ideas has not been widely addressed, nor has the information search process for people with disabilities. The use of QSR NVivo software is new for a study such as this and should be explored in greater depth for future research with this type of data.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Shopping and virtual communities for consumers with physical disabilities

Annett-Hitchcock

2015

Int J Consumer Studies

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“…This finding is consistent with those of previous studies. 22,23 However, the social functioning problems that are found with bracing, and which are mentioned in those studies, were not as critical for this subject group. As for physical functioning, even though it had been significantly improved by using the proposed brace, its BrQ score was still comparatively low among the seven domains and hence there is still room for improvement.…”

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confidence: 82%

Exploring mass customization and textile application in medical products: re-designing scoliosis brace for shorter production lead time and better quality of life

Fung

Yip

Cheung

et al. 2020

Textile Research Journal

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Bracing is the most common non-operative treatment option for patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). However, existing brace designs have deficiencies, including a long production lead time and low patient compliance caused by the negative impacts of bracing on quality of life (QoL). The aim of this study was to address these problems by developing a new textile-based scoliosis brace in accordance with the biomechanics used in the existing braces for spinal correction. A case study of interface pressure had been carried out to determine the optimum combination of pads to be used in the proposed brace to correct a scoliotic spine. AIS patients who were undergoing hard brace treatment were recruited to complete a questionnaire (BrQ) on hard braces and on the proposed brace. The BrQ scores of the two types of braces were compared to assess their respective impacts on the QoL. The findings show that the proposed brace can address the issue of patient compliance by reducing the impact of bracing on QoL, and shorten the production lead time through incorporation of the mass customization concept into the design. Similar to most of the commonly-used scoliosis braces, the selected combination of pads used in the proposed brace for spinal correction shows a sufficient amount of exerted pressure and a similar function of active spinal correction.

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“…Further, an additional component was added to the Lamb and Kallal’s (1992) FEA Model criteria in five of the studies we reviewed. Stokes and Black (2012) incorporated user safety and developed a revised model with an additional outer ring evaluating body, garment, and near environment safety. An and Lee (2015) developed the FEA Emotional Needs Model based on their study of Asian women’s clothing requirements.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…We believe the alterations that added a component to the FEA Model are all concepts that could be understood as components already existing within the FEA Model. Regulatory (Chae & Schofield-Tomschin, 2010), adaptability (Hall & Lobo, 2017), structural (Ghalachyan & MacGillivray, 2016), and safety (Stokes & Black, 2012), each could be understood within the consumer’s cultural context of the original FEA Model. Emotional (An & Lee, 2015) is a concept that could fit within the expressive criteria of the FEA Model.…”

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FEA Consumer Needs Model: 25 Years Later

Orzada

Kallal

2019

Clothing and Textiles Research Journal

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This systematic review examined use of Lamb and Kallal’s (1992) Functional, Expressive, and Aesthetic (FEA) Consumer Needs Model and integrated Apparel Design (AD) Framework within scholarly journal publications. The 126 peer-reviewed articles citing Lamb and Kallal published in English between 1992 and 2017 were the focus of this article. We identify the breadth of citations across the 25-year time span, examine application of the FEA Model and/or the AD Framework, and identify and confirm use of the FEA Model as a theoretical framework. Authors used the consumer needs focus to assess FEA criteria for products targeted to various consumer groups and product types. Findings indicate that the FEA Model has been applied under a variety of conditions to understand consumer needs, inform the design process, confirm the utility of the model, and demonstrate the strength and flexibility of the FEA Model. Future research directions are suggested.

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Application of the Functional, Expressive and Aesthetic Consumer Needs Model: assessing the clothing needs of adolescent girls with disabilities

Cited by 56 publications

References 9 publications

Shopping and virtual communities for consumers with physical disabilities

Shopping and virtual communities for consumers with physical disabilities

Exploring mass customization and textile application in medical products: re-designing scoliosis brace for shorter production lead time and better quality of life

FEA Consumer Needs Model: 25 Years Later

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