Can Dressing Casually Effect Your Productivity?

A study done at The Master's College wanted to determine if a casual dress code would have an affect on staff and students' performance.

"The research indicated that although there is an effect on performance because of casual dress in the workplace, the type of effect has not been observed or classified by work-study supervisors at The Master’s College since the relaxing of the campus dress code. Therefore, it was determined that casual dress does not have a defined effect on performance in the workplace."

This is interesting because it seems what people wear can have an affect on who they behave. I would like to see what further studies of this nature uncover about human psychosocial behavior.

For students of course I would think casual apparel would lead to a better performance whereas in a professional setting casual apparel would have a negative impact on performance.

Most if not all of us have been in both the classroom and office environments. Perhaps we already know a thing or two about what influences come from what we and our peers wear.