The Research Journal of the Costume Culture (복식문화연구)

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Impacts of health and environment consciousness on pro-environmental clothing purchasing and disposal behaviors

건강의식과 환경의식이 환경친화적 의류 구매 및 처분행동에 미치는 영향

  • Kim, Yongsook (Dept. of Clothing and Textiles.Research Institute of Human Ecology, Chonbuk National University)
  • 김용숙 (전북대학교 의류학과.인간생활과학연구소)
  • Received : 2014.04.05
  • Accepted : 2014.06.13
  • Published : 2014.06.30
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Abstract

The purposes of this study were to categorize of pro-environmental clothing purchasing and disposal behaviors and to identify impacts of health and environment consciousness on pro-environmental clothing purchase and disposal behaviors. The subjects were homemakers (n=381), and they were segmented into LOHAS group, environment conscious group, unconscious group, and wellbeing group according to their health and environment consciousness. Older homemakers were included in LOHAS group and environment conscious group. And these homemakers performed pro-environmental clothing purchasing and disposal behaviors better than wellbeing group or unconscious group. Health consciousness was positively related with the second-hand clothing purchasing and recycling. Environment consciousness was positively related with clothing made with organic, natural or functional materials, or the second-hand clothing purchasing, and recycling of the second-hand clothing. There was a need to develop continuing education programs to strengthen homemakers' health and environment consciousness, or to upgrade their pro-environmental clothing purchase and disposal behaviors.

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