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http://dx.doi.org/10.14695/KJSOS.2015.18.3.81

Sensibility and Preference of Shoes Style According to Personality of Female College Students  

Zheng, Xiaoyan (Department of Clothing & Textiles, Inha University)
Lee, Inhee (Department of Clothing & Textiles, Inha University)
Kim, Jisu (Department of Clothing & Textiles, Inha University)
Na, Youngjoo (Department of Clothing & Textiles, Inha University)
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Science of Emotion and Sensibility / v.18, no.3, 2015 , pp. 81-92 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the emotion and preference for shoes styles through empirical research, in accordance with personality type, age and fashion innovativeness of female students. This study was a survey research through convenience sampling of 224 college students. In order to select shoes style, a pre-classification through dictionary and online search was done to choose the representative eight styles of shoes to college students. Personality types was determined from the modified measures of the brief MBTI to fit this study, and the emotional scale of sensibility was revised from the previous studies. SPSS statistical analysis were executed as follows: First, preference and emotion on shoes styles were significantly different in accordance with the shoes type and the diagram from the results of correspondence analysis showed some relationship between the sensibility and shoes styles showing 4~5 clusters. Second, the sensibility and preference had significant difference in some type of shoes according to the personality types of college students. Third, there was a significant difference in the shoes preference and sensibility by accordance of the degree of fashion innovativeness. And there was a significant difference in preference of shoes according to the purchase frequency of consumers. We hope this data is useful to this current dynamic market of shoes to the both sides of producer and consumers.
Keywords
personality type; fashion innovativeness; shoes style; emotion; preferences;
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