Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Enclothed cognition


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was no consensus. Consensus is this needs fuxing but no consensus how. Suggest a relist in a couple of months in case nornal editing has not seen a fix emerge Spartaz Humbug! 08:27, 8 November 2020 (UTC)

Enclothed cognition

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Many other people have discussed the concept, before and since, but their use of this term for it seems not standard.  DGG ( talk ) 11:02, 13 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Psychology-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 11:06, 13 October 2020 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Seems there is well-researched topic here - effect of clothing on cognition - but it needs a better umbrella term? -- Elmidae (talk · contribs) 14:29, 15 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Question What is the policy-based rationale for deletion? Have you considered alternatives to deletion? I agree this looks well-researched, so finding the best the place for this topic (psychology of uniforms?) is a matter of moving the article to a better title or possibly merging, not deletion. -- 16:14, 15 October 2020 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Barkeep49 (talk) 02:49, 22 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Delete as a WP:neologism that hasn't caught on. A more general topic (Clothing's effect on the wearer's mental state?) could be viable, but IMO, it's better to blow this article up and start afresh. Clarityfiend (talk) 09:09, 22 October 2020 (UTC)


 * Rename (and develop): Hmm, it seems there is a topic here (Psychological functions of clothing?) but its name has not stabilised. I see from Google Scholar that there are titles like "Self-consciousness and clothing", and "Clothing as communication", both quite close to the current topic.


 * Perhaps useful is the paper "Clothing Interest: Conceptualization and Measurement" which discusses "dimensions" of inquiry with respect to interest in clothes including "Concern with Personal Appearance, Experimenting with Appearance, Heightened Awareness of Clothes, Clothing as Enhancement of Security, and Clothing as Enhancement of Individuality". These might form sections of the article.


 * One option is to Merge to Clothing, leaving a redirect, as the article is quite short and rather heavily based on Adam & Galinsky 2012. Another is just to develop the article further from the other sources. Open to discussion. Chiswick Chap (talk) 13:31, 22 October 2020 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,  Sandstein   15:57, 29 October 2020 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.