The Research Journal of the Costume Culture (복식문화연구)
- Volume 15 Issue 1 Serial No. 66
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- Pages.37-57
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- 2007
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- 1226-0401(pISSN)
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- 2383-6334(eISSN)
The Comparison of the Physical Characteristics between Boys and Girls at Puberty
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- Jeong, Hwa-Yeon (Dept. of Fashion Style Design, Woosong Information College) ;
- Kim, Kyung-A (Korea Living Science Research Institute, Hanyang University) ;
- Suh, Mi-A (Dept. of Clothing & Textiles, Hanyang University)
- Published : 2007.02.28
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to analyze the body measurements of boys and girls at puberty and to provide the fundamental data for pubescent apparel manufacturers to produce clothing that reflect their physical characteristics. A total of 549 boys and 529 girls aged between 10 and 14 were measured in the capital area from March 4 to April 3, 2004. Data were collected from 35 anthropometric items and 12 photographic items per a person. SPSS Ver. 12 program was used in data analysis including means, standard deviation, t-test and Duncan test. The main results of this study were as follows. They showed the significant difference of their growth in accordance with the increase of their ages. There were also the difference between boys and girls. As for height and length items, boys showed a slow growth at the age of