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  approximately_how_many_hours_a_week_would_the_research_assistant: '10 hours'
  are_you_currently_looking_for_students_: 'Yes'
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  contact_email_fsu_email_if_affiliated_: cn12@fsu.edu
  fsu_college: 'Jim Moran College of Entrepreneurship'
  fsu_department_if_applicable_: 'Jim Moran College of Entrepreneurship '
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  if_the_project_location_is_off_campus_does_the_student_need_to_p: 'No'
  mentoring_philosophy: |-
    My primary research area revolves around functional product development and wear performance, both of which are central to my product development research. My main mentoring goal is to provide mentees with innovative learning techniques and research experiences that nurture their growth into lifelong learners and successful leaders. To achieve this, my mentoring philosophy emphasizes being prepared, honest, and collaborative. For my mentees, I channel my efforts into honing my research skills and assessing my research performance by engaging in idea sharing, consulting with fellow professionals, and constantly refining my approach. I am dedicated to ensuring efficient learning for my mentees within the UPOP Research Mentor Project Program. To fulfill this objective, I will bring a positive attitude, unwavering commitment, and a focus on professional development, all of which are highly valued traits among mentees in the program. These attributes collectively equip me to be well-prepared for my research role. Outlined below are examples of my past and ongoing research endeavors, along with my future aspirations in the field of product development and sustainability. My research goals encompass:
    • Bridging the gap between well-designed academic findings and practical effectiveness in real-world usage, particularly within the domains of sportswear, functional clothing, and the fashion industry.
    • Crafting functional products like sportswear, gloves, and protective clothing tailored for disabled and elderly individuals, athletes, and workers exposed to hazardous environments.
    • Exploring and evaluating various materials to design wearable products.
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  overall_research_project_description: |
    Smart apparel, often referred to as wearable technology, wearables, electronic textiles (e-textiles), smart clothing, smart footwear, or smart wearables (such as garments, fabrics, and textiles), is enriched with functionalities and communication capabilities (Paret & Crégo, 2019; Stephenson, 2020). According to Markets and Markets research (2021), the smart fabrics market was valued at US$ 2.3 billion in 2021 and is projected to reach US$ 6.6 billion by 2026. Trends involving smart fabrics, characterized by advanced technology, multi-functionality, and higher costs, are propelling the smart apparel market. The advancement of smart fabrics necessitates interdisciplinary approaches that encompass understanding functional designs, and wearable technologies, as well as profound knowledge of textile properties, application techniques, and fabrications (Yanfen & Pu, 2011). Given the escalating demand and the fashionable trend of wearable devices (such as Apple Watch, Fitbit, Samsung Gear Watch) and fitness apparel (including Lululemon, Gymshark, and Alphalete), consumers are increasingly interested in cultivating a healthy lifestyle and well-being. Consequently, conducting interdisciplinary studies on the impact of wearable technologies on smart clothing, as well as soft or hard goods made of smart textiles that incorporate electronic elements, becomes essential (Ferraro, 2015).

    Recently, wearable technologies (devices) have been focusing on consumers' well-being and fitness applications, monitoring healthy eating habits (such as consumption of food calories), regular exercise patterns (for determining fitness levels or optimizing performance), body health (stress levels, sleeping patterns, heart rate), and other metrics (e.g., for entertainment purposes) (Weinswig, 2017). Moreover, a large number of wearable devices are integrated into fashion and fitness apparel (smart footwear and smart clothing), ranging from fitness trackers to highly advanced sportswear. Wearable technologies are aimed at enhancing individuals' lives, not only helping consumers achieve their goals, such as maintaining fitness and losing weight through the use of electronic activity monitors but also managing individual mental and physical health (Smith, 2019). Thus, smart fitness apparel should be created with consideration of consumers' judgments, environmental and communication objectives, reactions or thoughts from other consumers, and designed to be easily used and accessed.
    Despite the growing attention towards the development and interaction of smart fitness apparel, recent studies have primarily focused on aspects like design approaches, garment usage, and materials incorporated in smart sportswear (Memarian et al., 2019; Sultana & Bashir, 2019; Talukder et al., 2019). However, there is a limited body of research that delves into the purchase intentions linked to wearable technology concerning fitness apparel. Consequently, there exists a research gap in the literature concerning consumers' acceptance of wearable apparel, particularly in the context of fitness apparel encompassing smart clothing and smart footwear. Understanding potential wearers' perceptions and attitudes towards smart fitness apparel is crucial for marketers, as these clothing and footwear items are expected to be integral to the future of the fitness industry. Further research is needed to address this gap comprehensively.

    Theoretically, research on fitness wearable apparel is essential to comprehend consumer behaviors. By constructing and validating an integrated framework encompassing the determination of consumers' social acceptability of wearable technology, environmental concerns, well-being considerations, and reasonable actions, this study aims to offer a more comprehensive understanding of consumers' acceptance of smart fitness apparel. Consequently, the objective of this study is to expand the wearable acceptability model to include attributes specific to smart apparel and explore the factors that influence consumers' attitudes and purchase intentions toward smart fitness apparel. In relation to the environmental and well-being considerations linked to smart fitness apparel, this study provides pragmatic insights to address the following three research questions:
    RQ1: What attributes contribute to purchase intentions for smart fitness apparel? 
    RQ2: How do consumers perceive smart fitness apparel in terms of environmental concerns, well-being considerations, or both? 
    RQ3: To what extent do the social acceptability attributes of wearables influence purchase intentions for smart fitness apparel?
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  please_provide_a_link_to_your_publications_a_video_clip_or_a_web: 'https://www.linkedin.com/in/changhyun-lyon-nam-ph-d-aa23278b/'
  please_select_the_choice_that_most_accurately_describes_your_exp: In-person
  please_select_the_location_of_your_project_: 'On FSU Main Campus'
  position_availability_for_student_research: 'Flexible schedule'
  position_title: Faculty
  primary_research_mentor_name: 'Changhyun Nam '
  project_keywords: 'smart fitness apparel, sustainability, well-being, consumer attitude, design attributes'
  relevant_student_major_s_: 'open to all majors'
  research_mentor_preferred_pronoun2: ''
  research_mentor_pronouns: Lyon
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  research_tasks_for_student_research_assistant_s_: 'literature review, data collection (interview and survey) '
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  skills_that_research_assistants_may_need_: 'It would be perfect to have research experience for academic papers. Also, If students know how to operate NVivo software, it would be great (additional skill)'
  title_of_the_project: 'Design Attributes of Smart Fitness Apparel Influencing Consumers’ Attitudes and Purchase Intentions: Environment and Well-being Concerns '
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  year: '2023'