People perceive women who wear revealing clothing as being sexier, according to a study published in the Journal of Applied Social Psychology. People also perceive those wearing nonrevealing clothing as friendlier and warmer.
People are less likely to walk through space full of people in formal attire, according to research conducted by Eric S. Knowles and published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. Students shown pictures of teachers in formal attire expected the teachers to receive more respect than teachers not wearing formal attire, according to research published in the Alberta Journal of Educational Research.
People who wear dominant clothes will behave in more confident and assertive ways. Those who wear clothes not associated with power tend to behave in less confident ways, according to a report published by D.J. Schneider in Psychological Reports.
Tracy L. Morris of the University of Mississippi and others conducted a study into the effects of attire on student perceptions of instructors, publishing this study in Communication Education. People rate teachers who wear more informal attire as more interesting and extroverted than teachers who wear formal attire. Attire did not influence how people perceived the teacher's knowledge, character and composure. People see male instructors as significantly less sociable in formal attire than female instructors wearing any attire.
People rated teachers with informal attire as more approachable than teachers wearing formal attire, though people also rated them as having the least respect, according to research published in Perceptual and Motor Skills.
A teacher's attire influences how well others perceive the teacher's teaching ability. People view teachers in formal attire as more intellectual and credible. Teachers who wear professional attire are highly viewed as being competent, responsible and qualified, according to a study conducd by Rachel A. Underwood et al, of Stephen F. Austin State University.
Research into school uniforms has been inconclusive. Some research shows positive effects associated with school uniforms and other research shows no effects. For example, Lillian Holloman found that rates of violence at the Long Beach Unified School District fell after the district implemented a uniform policy.