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Media type:
E-Article
Title:
Selected Sports Bras: Comparisons of Comfort and Support
Contributor:
Lawson, LaJean;
Lorentzen, Deana
Published:
SAGE Publications, 1990
Published in:
Clothing and Textiles Research Journal, 8 (1990) 4, Seite 55-60
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1177/0887302x9000800409
ISSN:
0887-302X;
1940-2473
Origination:
Footnote:
Description:
This study compared seven sports bras on quantitative and subjective measures of support and comfort for small, medium, and large breasted women during exercise. Fifty-nine subjects representing A, B, C, and D cup sizes were filmed while jogging on a treadmill at 6 mph in each bra style and in the nude condition. The average vertical displacement of the breast relative to the body was calculated for each condition. Subsequently, subjects completed questionnaires after engaging in vigorous exercise in each bra to assess subjectively comfort and support for each of the seven sports bras. Two-way repeated measures ANOVA's and subsequent pairwise comparisons indicated significant differences by bra style in subjective mean comfort scores and a significant interaction between subjects' cup sizes and subjective mean support scores. Pearson product moment correlation coefficients among vertical displacement values, subjective measures of support, and subjective measures of comfort indicated that bras that effectively controlled breast displacement tended to score lower on comfort. There were, however, exceptions to this trend, and no single bra rated well on all three measures of performance.