Footwear choices made by young women and their potential impact on foot health

BRANTHWAITE, Helen, CHOCKALINGAM, Nachiappan, JONES, Marc and GROGAN, Sarah (2012) Footwear choices made by young women and their potential impact on foot health. Journal of Health Psychology. ISSN 1359-1053

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Modern footwear has been associated with the development of foot pain and pathology in the aging adult. Yet this foot health issue does not seem to alter the footwear purchases made by younger women. 162 teenage girls were questioned regarding shoes purchased over a 6 month period. The results indicated that footwear choices are activity specific and participants chose the style and design of shoe related to the image they wanted to portray. Association of footwear choice to foot function and health was not found to influence choice of footwear.

Item Type:	Article
Faculty:	Previous Faculty of Health Sciences > Psychology, Sport and Exercise
Depositing User:	Helen BRANTHWAITE
Date Deposited:	05 Feb 2013 18:48
Last Modified:	24 Feb 2023 13:36
URI:	https://eprints.staffs.ac.uk/id/eprint/336

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