Table 4.

Reasons for Wearing PDR Clothing: Sample Responses for Each Theme and Estimates of Inter-rater Reliability (Study 2)

Theme	Krippendorff’s alpha	Percent agreement between raters	Sample responses
Appearance-based reasons	.89	98%	I try to find clothes that look good on me, sometimes they are not comfortable but it makes me feel like I look good to other people
			Because it is style or looks good on me or makes me feel sexy
			It's worth the sacrifice of comfort to feel like I look good for this outing
Workplace requirements/pressures	.87	96%	I have to wear a certain level of business attire for work, and sometimes these items (shoes in particular) can be uncomfortable. But it is expected that I will wear a suit and heels for my job
			I wear these type of clothes when I have to for work. If I am doing a presentation or have to dress up formally for something, I wear clothes that are not the most comfortable
			Dress codes at certain companies I am working with
Social settings/occasions	.85	95%	Events like weddings where you have to look sharp- it comes at a price and you always have that tie around your neck or the shoes that are very rigid and cause tons of pain after an hour Wearing a suit, for a funeral or wedding Sometimes the clothing/shoes just work for the occasion (for example, a pair of heels that hurt/cause blisters that go with a dress you are wearing for a special occasion)
Practical obstacles	.82	89%	I know I can get clothes that fit me better in higher end stores, but I cannot afford them
			I have put on so much weight that some of my clothes don't fit like they should
			I'm very petite, which means that clothes are either too long, cut low, or otherwise ill-fitting Laundry isn’t done