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http://dx.doi.org/10.7741/rjcc.2014.22.3.371

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

Kim, Yongsook (Dept. of Clothing and Textiles.Research Institute of Human Ecology, Chonbuk National University)
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The Research Journal of the Costume Culture / v.22, no.3, 2014 , pp. 371-382 More about this Journal
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.
Keywords
health consciousness; environment consciousness; pro-environmental;
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