Journal of Digital Convergence (디지털융복합연구)

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A Study of Cross-Country Comparison of ICT Usage in Family Context

가족적 맥락에서의 ICT 이용에 관한 국가 간 비교 연구

  • Brady, John T. (Dept. of Consumer Science, Seoul National University) ;
  • Lee, Bohan (Dept. of Consumer Science, Seoul National University) ;
  • Rha, Jong-Youn (Dept. of Consumer Science, Seoul National University)
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  • 이보한 (서울대학교 소비자학과) ;
  • 나종연 (서울대학교 소비자학과)
  • Received : 2016.07.02
  • Accepted : 2016.08.20
  • Published : 2016.08.28
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Abstract

This study examined the impact of information and communications technology (ICT) on the sociocultural dimensions of the family by comparing ICT use in Korean, Chinese, and American families. This study investigated attitudes to ICT usage in the family context by country and explored how various consumers use ICT in the family context. The study explored how families can be clustered based on usage. ICT device ownership had differences in the use of ICT services including blogs and video chatting accounts. ICT usage in the family was also similar in all three countries in the study, but the depth of use differed. The cluster analysis indicated that users could be classified into four groups, however the proportion in each group differed by country. This study has implications for understanding ICT ownership and use by families in various countries and indicates that sociocultural elements are important in ICT use.

본 연구의 목적은 한국 중국 미국 소비자를 대상으로 가족적 맥락에서의 ICT 이용을 비교함으로써 국가 문화적 맥락이 미치는 영향력을 확인하는 데에 있다. 이를 위하여 한국 중국 미국의 소비자를 대상으로 가족을 위한 ICT 이용에 대한 국가별 소비자의 태도를 확인하고, 가족적 차원에서 이를 얼마나 다양하게 이용하고 있는지 탐색해보고자 하였다. 이를 토대로 각국의 소비자가 가족생활에서의 ICT 이용 행태에 따라 어떻게 유형화될 수 있는지 실증하고자 하였다. 자료 분석을 위하여 통계 패키지 프로그램 SPSS 22를 이용하여 빈도분석 및 요인분석, ANOVA 등을 실시하였다. 본 연구의 주요 결과는 다음과 같다. 한국 중국 미국 소비자의 ICT 보유 현황은 전 세계적 흐름과 일맥상통하는 부분이 있는 반면, 세부 항목에서는 차이를 보였다. 가족과 관련한 이용 역시 서로 유사한 측면이 발견되었으나, 국가에 따라 그 정도의 차이가 존재하는 것으로 나타났다. 소비자 유형화 결과, 세 국가에서 동일한 유형이 발견되었지만 그 구성 비율에 있어 차이가 나타났다. 본 연구는 국가별 ICT 소비자를 이해하는 데에 있어 사회 문화적 맥락의 중요성을 제기하였다는 의의를 지닌다.

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