The Relationship between Clothing Behavior and Personality Traits among High School Girls

여고생들의 의복행동과 성격특성과의 상관연구

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between three aspects of clothing behavior ana three personality traits. Personality traits were measured with Chung's Personality Scale. 1 The questionnaire measuring clothing behavior consisted of items designed to assess clothing conformity, importance, and self-concept regarding clothing, This questionnaire was composed of items designed for this study in addition to items selected from questionnaires of such researchers as Sin, Lee, Chung, creekmore, Cheek, and Kim. These questionnaires were administered to 323 high school girls in Seoul. Statistical analysis consisted of correlation and t-test. The results were : 1) Dominance was positively related to self-concept regarding clothing and negatively related to clothing conformity. 2) Emotional stability was positively related to clothing modesty. 3) Sociability was positively related to self-concept regarding clothing. 4) There was no significant difference in clothing behavior between early adolescents and late adolescents.