• 복식문화연구
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.181-198
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• 2020

Using the developed wedding planner selection criteria scale, this study examined whether wedding planner selection criteria differ according to consumer characteristics such as demographic characteristics and wedding preparation behaviors. The main survey for this study was conducted via the Internet with 295 consumers aged 20-30 living in the Seoul metropolitan area. The data collected from the survey processed and analyzed using the statistical programs SPSS 21.0 t-test. Analyzing how wedding planner selection criteria differ according to consumers' demographic characteristics and wedding preparation behaviors, results shown for the wedding planner selection criteria were all four points on average except for individual characteristics and important sub-factors regardless of the consumers' characteristics, and various results were derived depending on the consumers' characteristics. This study has various practical implications in that it verified the difference in wedding planner selection criteria according to consumer characteristics and determined how much money consumers were willing to play for wedding planners. It is recommended that future studies take various approaches to investigate how wedding planner users are satisfied with or place importance on wedding planner services and conduct empirical using the selection criteria developed in this study to compare influential variables that affect behavior intention and willingness to pay according to consumer type.

• 복식문화연구
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.217-232
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• 2018

As the types of wedding ceremonies become diversified, and consumers' needs become more selective, greater importance is given to wedding planners' roles in the wedding industry, and consumers require differentiated types of wedding service. As a preliminary qualitative study in this field, an ethnographic study was conducted to identify factors valued by consumers when selecting a wedding planner in the wedding planner market, which has rapidly grown in recent years. An in-depth interview was performed with eight participants in terms of wedding planner utilization type and consumers' understanding of wedding preparation with a wedding planner. The collected data were analyzed through taxonomy, component analysis and decision table analysis; for validation, professional wedding planners were asked to review the items valued by consumers in selecting a wedding planner. Four factors - expense characteristic, wedding planners, wedding consulting companies, and customer characteristics - were identified, along with eight sub-factors (capability, service attitude, technical communication, personal factors, wedding planner encounter paths, spouse's satisfaction status, and companies). Out of these, price (within budget), wedding planners' capability, wedding planners' service attitude are expected to be meaningful in further research because they were found to be attributes commonly valued by every respondent. This study is significant in that it has made a new approach to understanding wedding planner selection attributes through ethnographic research and identified new wedding planner selection attributes.

• 복식문화연구
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.323-335
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• 2019

Identifying the selection criteria of wedding planners, who are the main human resource that contribute to the overall satisfaction level of a wedding's preparation, can produce important data for the wedding industry as it faces a transition period. To develop a scale for wedding planner selection criteria, preliminary items were prepared based on in-depth interviews with an experienced wedding planner group and a comprehensive review of previous studies, such as studies on selection criteria in the wedding industry and service work similar to wedding planners and wedding planner selection criteria. The preliminary items were tested for content validity using a focus group interview, comprising people in the wedding industry, and were refined accordingly. Then, the definitive quantitative questionnaire items were developed after conducting a preliminary survey. The main survey for this study was conducted using the responses of 295 consumers taking an Internet questionnaire. Exploratory factor analysis, Cronbach's alpha, and confirmatory factor analysis were adopted to develop the scale, which was tested for convergent validity and discriminant validity. This study is academically significant in that it developed a selection criteria scale tailored to wedding planners to address an area that has not been covered in previous studies. It is recommended that future studies conduct empirical analyses using the selection criteria developed in this study to compare influential variables that could affect behavior intention.

• 복식문화연구
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.240-251
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• 2021

The purpose of this study is to establish the relationship between wedding companies and wedding planners and understand the influence of relationship factors on the relationship performance and relationship continuation intention of wedding companies. We conducted an online survey from June to July 2017, and collected 201 responses which were used during analysis. Statistical analysis, including technical statistical analysis, factor analysis, reliability analysis, and regression analysis, was undertaken using SPSS 23. This study shows that among the relationship factors affecting the wedding planner and the wedding company, the computational tie-up has a significant impact on both the financial and non-financial performance of the wedding company, while emotional tie-ups have a significant impact on the non-financial performance of the wedding company, but not on financial performance. As for the effects of relationship commitment to wedding planners on wedding shops' relationship continuation intention, each factor for relationship commitment significantly affected wedding shops' relationship continuation intention. Regarding the effects of wedding shops' relational performance on relationship continuation intention, each factor of performance significantly affected relationship continuation intention. Therefore, wedding companies should make continuous efforts to maintain this relationship and recognize the need for robust relationships with wedding planners as a sure and important competitive tool for attracting customer and generating revenue.

• 복식문화연구
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• 제27권5호
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• pp.461-478
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• 2019

As the concept of "marriage age" gradually disappears, the consumption class of the wedding market includes not only X and Y generations but also Z generations, and each generation has its own characteristics as it is already known, and there are differences in the consumption. So this research analyzed age-related behavior differences in both awareness of and preparation for marriage. Three hundred sixteen unmarried Korean males and females comprised the study population and data was collected from March 5, 2019, to April 3, 2019. The SPSS Statistics 23.0 Package was used for analysis, specifically the functions of frequency, cross tabulation, factor analysis, chi-squared test, Cronbach's alpha, Duncans's new multiple range test (MRT), and analysis of variance (ANOVA). Marriage motivation was analyzed by three factors, and there were significant differences in two types. Marital involvement was analyzed by two factors, and both factors showed significant age-related differences. Concerns relating to marriage preparation were analyzed by four factors, and two varied according to respondent age. Regarding marriage preparation behaviors, the analysis revealed that the marriage preparation method appreciably differed between age groups. Our analysis also found significant age-related differences in "the main media usually used to acquire information" and "the paths preferred for acquiring information in preparing for marriage". We expect that study results will be useful for identifying new research directions, understanding the dimensions of the wedding industry, and developing related marketing strategies.

• 인지과학
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.77-102
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• 2020

복장이나 언행에서 유사성이 높고, 다른 범주와 구분이 용이한 군인이나 수녀들이 가진 속성은 일반화되기 쉽다는 범주 응집성 효과 연구에는 어느 정도 진전이 있었다. 그러나 이러한 범주 응집성 효과의 근본에 어떤 심리적 기제가 있는지에 대한 직접적인 연구가 드물었기에 본 연구에서 다루어보고자 한다. 이를 위해 본 연구는 응집성이 높은 범주(수녀, 군인, 비행기승무원)와 낮은 범주(통역사, 웨딩플래너, 플로리스트)를 선정한 후, 두 가지 실험을 진행하였다. 실험 1은 응집성이 높은 범주에서 [속성X]가 반복 관찰될 때가 응집성 낮은 범주에서 [속성X]가 반복 관찰될 때보다 해당 범주 구성원이 [속성X]를 선호할 만한 이유가 있을 것으로 추정하는 정도(선호의 이유 추정 정도)가 높아지는 현상을 관찰하였다. 실험 2는 응집성이 높은 범주의 경우, 일상적으로 드물게 나타나는 [속성X](기저율 30%)이 관찰될 때는 선호의 이유 추정 정도가 높아지지만, 일상에서 자주 나타나는 [속성Y](기저율 70%)가 관찰될 때는 선호의 이유 추정 정도가 낮아지는 현상을 관찰하였고, 응집성이 낮은 범주의 경우, 일상에서 드물게 나타나는 속성과 자주 나타나는 속성 모두 선호의 이유 추정 정도가 낮은 경향을 확인하였다. 즉 범주 응집성과 기저율의 이원 상호작용이 선호의 이유 추정 정도에 미치는 효과가 유의하였다. 본 연구가 심리학적 본질주의, 고정관념 형성에 시사점을 가진다는 것에 대해 논의하였다.

• 인지과학
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.135-154
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• 2022

본 연구는 코로나-19로 인한 스트레스를 높게 지각할 때, 스트레스를 낮게 지각할 때에 비하여 응집성이 낮은 사회적 범주에 대한 속성 일반화가 강해진다는 것을 확인하기 위해 이루어졌다. 이를 위해 본 연구는 응집성이 높은 범주(수녀, 군인, 비행기승무원)와 낮은 범주(웨딩플래너, 통역사, 플로리스트)를 선정하였고, 336명의 참가자를 모집하여 범주기반 속성 일반화 과제(범주 구성원 몇몇에게 반복 관찰되는 속성이 범주 구성원 전체에서 얼마나 나타날지 추론)를 수행하게 하였으며, 이들이 지각한 코로나-19 스트레스 정도를 측정하였다. 결과적으로, 사회적 범주의 응집성이 높을 때, 낮을 때에 비하여 속성 일반화가 강해지는 효과와 코로나-19로 인한 스트레스를 높게 지각하는 사람들에게서 낮게 지각하는 사람들보다 속성 일반화가 강해지는 효과를 관찰하였다. 더하여 본 연구는 코로나-19 스트레스를 높게 지각하는 사람들은 스트레스를 낮게 지각하는 사람들에 비해, 응집성이 낮은 범주에서도 반복 관찰되는 속성을 강하게 일반화하는 경향이 있음을 확인하였다. 본 연구는 코로나-19 발생 이후 고정관념과 편견이 심화되고, 차별적 행동이 증가하는 현상의 근본에 코로나-19 스트레스와 이로 인한 속성 일반화 경향 증가라는 인지적 기제가 존재함을 보여 준다는 측면에서 중요하다.