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http://dx.doi.org/10.5805/SFTI.2021.23.6.852

Clothing Management Behavior and Care Label Use of College Students  

Lee, So Young (Seosan Middle School)
Shim, Huen Sup (Dept. of Home Economics Education, Korea National University of Education)
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Fashion & Textile Research Journal / v.23, no.6, 2021 , pp. 852-859 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to investigate the clothing management behavior and the recognition of care label of college students, as well as the effects of sex and the learning experience of clothing life area on middle and high school students. A survey consisting of 61 questions was conducted on 475 college students(240 males and 235 females) enrolled in a university in Cheongju City, and 450 college students' data were finally analyzed. The results are as follows. First, the level of washing behavior(2.54) was the lowest compared to purchasing behavior(3.13) and storage behavior(3.09). Second, college students were well aware of the attachment of fiber care labels, but 64.7% of the college students did not check the care label. About 30% of them did not know why the care labels were attached, and about 57% did not know whether manufacturers were obligated to attach them. The meaning of precautions for handling in a care label was well inferred from the symbols. Third, there was the positive effect of the learning experience of clothing life area during middle or high school on the college students' clothing management behavior and the level of recognition of a care label. This study is meaningful in confirming the positive effect of clothing life education in adolescence on adult clothing life behavior.
Keywords
clothing management behavior; care label; learning experience;
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