Building a Runway to Subjective Happiness: The Role of Fashion Modeling Classes in Promoting Seniors’ Mental Well-Being
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Theoretical Background
2.1. Flow Experience in Modeling Classes
2.2. Confidence in Fashion
2.3. Seniors’ Satisfaction with Their Appearance
3. Research Methods and Procedures
3.1. Conceptual Model Depiction
3.2. Measurement Scales and Data Collection
3.3. Analysis and Respondent Characteristics
4. Results and Discussion
4.1. Evaluation of Reliability and Validity of Reflective Measurement Models
4.2. Evaluation of Structural Models
4.3. Research Hypothesis Testing
4.3.1. Direct Path Verification
4.3.2. Simple Mediation and Multiple Mediation Effect Verification
5. Conclusions
6. Suggestions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Constructs | Items | Outer Loading | Cronbach’s α | CR | AVE |
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Seniors’ Flow Experience In Modeling Classes | I am unaware of the passage of time during model class. | 0.843 *** | 0.797 | 0.881 | 0.711 |
I come to forget all my worries during model class. | 0.868 *** | ||||
I am completely immersed in the fashion model education I am taking. | 0.818 *** | ||||
Confidence in Fashion | I think that, despite wearing the same clothes, I look nicer than other people when I wear them. | 0.789 *** | 0.853 | 0.897 | 0.685 |
I can harmoniously coordinate various clothes. | 0.875 *** | ||||
I know how to choose and wear clothes that suit me well. | 0.835 *** | ||||
When buying clothes, I can choose colors that go well with each other. | 0.809 *** | ||||
Appearance Satisfaction | I am satisfied with my body proportions. | 0.887 *** | 0.870 | 0.920 | 0.794 |
I like how I look in the mirror. | 0.879 *** | ||||
I am satisfied with my appearance. | 0.908 *** | ||||
Subjective Happiness | I am satisfied with my life now. | 0.901 *** | 0.866 | 0.918 | 0.790 |
I am enjoying my life now. | 0.947 *** | ||||
I am living the life I have dreamed of so far. | 0.814 *** |
Constructs | Fornell–Larcker Criterion | Heterotrait/Monotrait Ratio (HTMT) | ||||||
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FE | CF | AS | SH | FE | CF | AS | SH | |
Flow Experience | 0.843a | - | ||||||
Confidence in Fashion | 0.342 b | 0.828 | 0.388 | - | ||||
Appearance Satisfaction | 0.395 | 0.376 | 0.891 | 0.474 | 0.397 | - | ||
Subjective Happiness | 0.358 | 0.321 | 0.420 | 0.889 | 0.423 | 0.372 | 0.479 | - |
Hypothesis | Direct Paths | β | S.E. | t | Results |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
H1 | FE → SH | 0.195 | 0.091 | 2.148 * | Accepted |
H2-1 | FE → CF | 0.342 | 0.078 | 4.405 *** | Accepted |
H2-2 | CF → SH | 0.146 | 0.090 | 1.623 | Rejected |
H3-1 | FE → AS | 0.301 | 0.092 | 3.280 *** | Accepted |
H3-2 | CF → AS | 0.273 | 0.073 | 3.747 *** | Accepted |
H3-3 | AS → SH | 0.288 | 0.095 | 3.024 ** | Accepted |
Hypothesis | Indirect Paths | β | S.E. | 95% Confidence Interval | Results | |
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LLCI | ULCI | |||||
H2-3 | FE → CF → SH | 0.055 | 0.039 | −0.006 | 0.143 | Rejected |
H3-4 | FE → AS → SH | 0.095 | 0.043 | 0.023 | 0.192 | Accepted |
H3-5 | FE → CF → AS → SH | 0.026 | 0.016 | 0.081 | 0.293 | Accepted |
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Seon, J.-H.; Jung, S.-O.; Lee, K.-H. Building a Runway to Subjective Happiness: The Role of Fashion Modeling Classes in Promoting Seniors’ Mental Well-Being. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 13144. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182413144
Seon J-H, Jung S-O, Lee K-H. Building a Runway to Subjective Happiness: The Role of Fashion Modeling Classes in Promoting Seniors’ Mental Well-Being. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(24):13144. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182413144
Chicago/Turabian StyleSeon, Joon-Ho, Sun-Ok Jung, and Kyu-Hye Lee. 2021. "Building a Runway to Subjective Happiness: The Role of Fashion Modeling Classes in Promoting Seniors’ Mental Well-Being" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 24: 13144. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182413144