Physiological responses and psychological sensations in wearer trials with knitted sportswear

The Science of Clothing Comfort

“…the thermal-moisture comfort) of clothing, which is only one aspect of sensory comfort. Under nonnal wear situations, thermophysiological comfort is often found not to be the most important factor determining consumers' sensory comfort [37]. Therefore, there is a need to develop a more comprehensive understanding ofthe sensory comfort and objective measurementprediction system.…”

“…This technique has been extensively applied by Hollies and his colleagues to evaluate various apparel products [13,[15][16][17]. Li et al adopted the principal of this technique and designed a multi-attitude scale and wear trial protocol to study physiological responses, sensory perceptions, and preferences of consumers towards sportswear made from eighttypes of fibers [37]. The trial protocol is shown in Table 2-6.…”

“…Li et al applied similar multi-attitude scales to study the comfort performance of sportswear made from different fibers. The responses to various sensory items were first analyzed individually [37], then the relationships among the sensory responses were investigated by factor analysis and clustering analysis [41]. In studying fabric hand properties, both Elder etal.…”

“…used paired comparison techniques, together with non-comparative rating scales, to obtain the overall preference of consumers towards T-shirts made from eight types of fibers, through handling and wearing experience. The preference outputs were converted into an interval scale and used to study its relationships with various sensations and physiological responses [37] and fabric physical properties [38]. Schneider e/ al.…”

“…In the wear trials, subjective ratings on 19 sensory descriptors were recorded under two eiwiromnental conditions [37], from which three fundamental sensory factors were identified as tliermal-wet, tactile, and pressure comfort [A\ .,65}.…”