Chinese Gen Z's emotional dimensions for fashion design during the pandemic

Known for being passionate about fashion, Chinese Generation Z (CGZ) is a powerful consumer group in the China fashion market today, but a psychological shift in their perceptions has been driven by COVID-19, arousing the attention of the fashion field. As visual product, fashion product elicits consumers' emotional reactions. Existing research in fashion design has noted consumers' emotional needs but still lacks focus on them in specific cultural contexts. To fill the gap, we employed a Kansei Engineering (KE) method to detect consumers' emotional responses to fashion design. This study uncovered CGZ's preferences, perceptions of fashion styles, and demographic influence. Further, we clustered CGZ's emotional needs into four classifications based on the relationship between the participants and dressing, others, and the environment. This study serves as a theoretical guideline for fashion design by translating consumers' emotional needs into a conceptual framework.

Experiences of gifted students during the COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey

COVID-19 began to spread all over the world in the Spring of 2020. All schools, including the institutions serving students with special needs, were closed to decrease the spread of the virus. The schools had to shift to online education, which was a new experience for most students. In addition to the negative effects of the pandemic itself, the new learning format required extra effort from students. Gifted and talented students as a special group with special educational and socio-emotional needs may have experienced the pandemic differently. In the present study, we aimed to explore gifted and talented students' subjective well-being, feelings of hope, and stress coping strategies with a quantitative method. In addition, we used a qualitative method and asked a few open-ended questions to dig deeper into these students' experiences during the pandemic. We found a statistically significant correlation among subjective well-being, hope, and stress coping strategies. Effective stress coping strategies are used more frequently than negative ones. We revealed that although there are some positive sides to the process, the students described some difficulties with social interaction, access and use of technology, motivation, and physical health. Based on the findings, we suggested some important implications and recommendations for parents, educators, and policymakers. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)

Chinese Gen Z’s emotional dimensions for fashion design during the pandemic

Known for being passionate about fashion, Chinese Generation Z (CGZ) is a powerful consumer group in the China fashion market today, but a psychological shift in their perceptions has been driven by COVID-19, arousing the attention of the fashion field. As visual product, fashion product elicits consumers’ emotional reactions. Existing research in fashion design has noted consumers’ emotional needs but still lacks focus on them in specific cultural contexts. To fill the gap, we employed a Kansei Engineering (KE) method to detect consumers’ emotional responses to fashion design. This study uncovered CGZ’s preferences, perceptions of fashion styles, and demographic influence. Further, we clustered CGZ’s emotional needs into four classifications based on the relationship between the participants and dressing, others, and the environment. This study serves as a theoretical guideline for fashion design by translating consumers’ emotional needs into a conceptual framework. [ FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of International Journal of Fashion Design, Technology & Education is the property of Taylor & Francis Ltd and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full . (Copyright applies to all s.)

Identifying the physical and emotional needs of health care workers in Hawai'i during the COVID-19 pandemic

A mixed-methods study was performed to identify the physical and emotional needs of Hawai'i health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the degree to which these needs are being met by their clinic or hospital. Qualitative interviews and demographic surveys were conducted with two cohorts of health care workers. Cohort 1 (N=15) was interviewed between July 20 - August 7, 2020, and Cohort 2 (N=16) between September 28 - October 9, 2020. A thematic analysis of the interview data was then performed. Participants' primary concern was contracting the illness at work and transmitting it to their families. Solo practitioners working in outpatient clinics reported more financial challenges and greater difficulty obtaining PPE than those employed by hospitals or group practices. While telehealth visits increased for both inpatient and out-patient settings, the new visit type introduced new barriers to entry for patients. The study findings may serve to better understand the effect of COVID-19 on health care workers and support the development of hospital and clinic procedures. Further research into the impacts of COVID-19 on nurses in Hawai'i is recommended.