Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Bensel, Carolyn K.
• Bryan, Laura P.
• Mellian, Sirvart A.

Titel

The Psychomotor Performance of Women in Cold Weather Clothing

Ist Teil von

• Proceedings of the Human Factors Society annual meeting, 1977-10, Vol.21 (3), p.202-205

Ort / Verlag

Los Angeles, CA: SAGE Publications

Erscheinungsjahr

1977

Quelle

Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• This study was conducted to determine the differential effects on women's psychomotor performance of wearing cold weather clothing designed for them vs. cold weather clothing designed for men. Twenty women performed a battery of tasks under each of 10 clothing conditions. The tasks were divided into the following categories: (1) body flexibility, (2) rate of movement, (3) psychomotor coordination, and (4) manual dexterity. The results indicate that certain features of women's cold weather clothing, particularly fit, contribute to higher performance levels than those attained with men's clothes.