A Study of Clothing Attitude According to the Self-Esteem, Body-Cathexis and Personal-Relationship in Multicultural Families -Forcing on the Chinese, Filipinos and Vietnamese-

국내 다문화가정의 자아존중감, 신체만족도 및 주변관계만족도가 의복태도에 미치는 영향 -중국, 필리핀, 베트남 가정을 중심으로-

The purpose of this study was to investigate clothing attitude according to the self-esteem, body-cathexis and personal-relationship in multicultural families. 198 questionnaires were analyzed by using SPSS program(version 18.0). Self-esteem, body-cathexis, personal-relationship, clothing attitude were examined through 5-point likert scale. 3 factors including clothing interest, social approval and clothing conformity were used as clothing attitude. The results of this study is as follows: First, there were differences in self-esteem, body-cathexis, personal-relationships, clothing attitude in multi-cultural families. Second, self-esteem had positive influences on body-cathexis and personal-relationships in multicultural families. Third, the Chinese were that body-cathexis had positive influences on social approval. The Filipinos were that personal-relationships had positive influences on clothing interest and social approval. The Vietnamese were that personal-relationships had positive influences on clothing interests.