Evaluating the Evidence for Enclothed Cognition: Z-Curve and Meta-Analyses.
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| Title: | Evaluating the Evidence for Enclothed Cognition: Z-Curve and Meta-Analyses. |
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| Authors: | Horton Jr., C. Blaine1 (AUTHOR) cbh2132@columbia.edu, Adam, Hajo2 (AUTHOR), Galinsky, Adam D.1 (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | Personality & Social Psychology Bulletin. Feb2025, Vol. 51 Issue 2, p203-221. 19p. |
| Subject Terms: | *Psychological research, *Clothing & dress, *Emotions, Cognition research, Terms & phrases |
| Abstract: | Enclothed cognition refers to the systematic influence that clothes can have on the wearer's feelings, thoughts, and behaviors through their symbolic meaning. It has attracted considerable academic and nonacademic interest, with the 2012 article that coined the phrase cited more than 600 times and covered in more than 160 news outlets. However, a recent high-powered replication failed to replicate one of the original effects. To determine whether the larger body of research on enclothed cognition possesses evidential value and replicable effects, we performed z-curve and meta-analyses using 105 effects from 40 studies across 24 articles (N = 3,789). Underscoring the marked improvement of psychological research practices in the mid-2010s, our results raise concerns about the replicability of early enclothed cognition studies but affirm the evidential value for effects published after 2015. These later studies support the core principle of enclothed cognition—what we wear influences how we think, feel, and act. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: | Education Research Complete |
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