INVOLVEMENT WITH ADORNMENTS AS LEISURE BEHAVIOR - AN EXPLORATORY-STUDY

Our society highly values physical attractiveness. Therefore, in the p ursuit of attractiveness, many people may become highly involved with adornments. This paper argues that many of these adornment related act ivities qualify as significant forms of recreation, yet remain underst udied. Adornment-related recreation is discussed and possible influenc es on activity levels are described. An empirical study of adornment-r elated recreation among female college undergraduates is also presente d. Results suggest that level of social influence and self-perceived a ttractiveness are effective predictors of such activity. Finally, a fu ture research agenda is proposed.