• Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles
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• v.34 no.12
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• pp.1947-1956
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• 2010

This study is to understand fashion product aesthetics by exploring the antecedents of aesthetic experiences and the influence of aesthetic experiences on impulse buying behavior. A total of 520 usable questionnaires were obtained through an internet survey. A structural equation model using a correlation matrix with maximum likelihood was estimated by using AMOS 18.0 to examine the relationships among aesthetic value, aesthetic acumen, affective experience, cognitive experience, and impulse buying behavior. The results showed that aesthetic value and acumen had a significant effect on the cognition of aesthetic experiences and that aesthetic experiences had a significant effect on impulse buying behavior. These results highlight the powerful motivational force behind fashion product aesthetics. The key implications for research and management are discussed further.

• Human Ecology Research
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• v.52 no.3
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• pp.243-253
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• 2014

This qualitative case study examined the experience of middle-aged homemakers with buying and wearing clothes. Clothing benefits and clothing purchase types were observed in the homemakers' daily clothing-related behavior. This study aims to understand clothing consumption values in light of clothing benefits and to determine purchasing methods, purchasing mental states, and personal characteristics according to the clothing purchase types of middle-aged homemakers. The participants of this study were four full-time homemakers and four homemakers with a job outside the home, all in middle age. This study was conducted through in-depth interviews based on an unstructured questionnaire, and the data were collected from January 2010 to October 2010. The results were as follows: first, the clothing benefits were identified as a social stereotype, aesthetic taste, economy, wearing situation, and age perception. The most important clothing consumption values to the middle-aged homemakers based on the observed clothing benefits were, in order: social value, emotional value, epistemic value, functional value, and conditional value. Second, the type of clothing purchase was observed to be planned buying, followed by impulse buying, and compensatory buying. Even when a homemaker planned to shop regularly, when they were exposed to an attractive retailer promotion, they seized on the opportunity on impulse or made a compensatory purchase to divert oneself. Even though homemakers prefer primarily impulse buying, when they went shopping for clothing with their mother-in-law or husband, they made planned purchase also.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles
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• v.12 no.1 s.26
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• pp.53-68
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• 1988

The purpose of this study was to investigate the clothing buying behaviorial pattern and the differences of clothing buying behaviors by the demographic variables. For the measurement of clothing buying behavior, the researcher developed a questionnaire. This questionnaire was adjusted by preliminary test. Data were collected from 494 women dwelling in Seoul, Busan, Daegu. For statistical analysis, frequency, percentage, average, standard deviation, paired t-test, $X^2-test$, one way analysis of variance, Duncan's multiple range test were used. The results were as follows: 1. The $57\%$ of the subject group planned their clothing purchase in advance, ana their friends affected clothing buying behaviors more than other fashion information sources. The store in which the subject group purchased clothing most frequently was a department store. In clothing selection, hygienic factor and aesthetic factor were shown as important factors. 2, There were significant differences in clothing buying behaviors according to demographic variables.

• Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association
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• v.44 no.8
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• pp.117-126
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• 2006

The purposes of this study were to examine the factors affecting the avatar addictive buying behavior. The survey subjects were 220 females and males who had purchased avatar items in the internet. For data analysis, descriptive statistics, factor analysis, t-test and regression analysis were used. In the results, first, the frequency test of quantity of owned items, payment method, main using site, frequency of purchase, and price of purchase was conducted to reveal the avatar addictive buying behavior. Second, the avatar addictive buying behavior was classified into three factors: conspicuous addictive, psychological addictive and habitual addictive. Also, the pursuit of pleasure was classified into three factors: superiority, pastime and enjoyment. Third, flow, vicarious satisfaction, stress, superiority and pastime affected avatar addictive buying behavior. Based on these results, fashion marketing strategies and implications regarding avatar addictive buying were suggested.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles
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• v.23 no.2
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• pp.250-261
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• 1999

This study is designed to classify consumer groups based on their perception toward department store credit cards and the behavior they exhibit during the purchase of clothing. This classification is based on the study of factors taken into consideration during shopping and disparities in credit cared usage., The specific goals of this study are the following : First it is to classify female consumers over age 20 into "shopping orientation" types and "clothing purchase behavior" types according to their perception towards department store credit care usage. Second it is to discover the degree of perceived utility of department store credit card in clothing purchases. Third finally it is to assist a department store credit card market researcher establish a marketing strategy to best address consumers; needs and wants in credit card purchases The study methodology utilized and the results found were that : 1. The division of consumers into positive and negative groups based on factor analysis with the positive group found to have favorable attitudes towards department store credit card usage. 2. Classification of female consumers into three " shopping orientations" : fashion purchasing economic value purchasing and convenience purchasing. The positive group were predominantly fashion convenience purchasers who valued low cost and convenience over "fashionability" 3. The three classes of "purchase behavior" used were impulse buying planned buying and unplanned buying. The positive group those who had favorable attitudes toward department store credit cards. made mostly impulse and unplanned purchases while the negative group made largely planned purchasee the negative group made largely planned purchase.

• Korean Journal of Human Ecology
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• v.5 no.2
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• pp.131-143
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• 1996

The purpose of this study was to investigate clothing involvement and clothing behavior of women and to indentify the relationship between clothing behavior and clothing involvement. The data were analyzed using percentage, frequency, factor analysis, ANOVA, Scheffe test, t-test, and Multiple Regression. The results of the study were as follows: 1. Five dimensions of clothing involvement were derived by factor analysis such as fashion, interest pleasure, symbolism, and perceived buying risk. 2. There were significant relationships between clothing involvement dimensions and demographic characteristics such as age, educational background and family income level. Those who were younger and not married showed positive relationship among fashion, interest and pleasure of clothing involvement dimensions. Those who had higher educational background showed positive relationship with clothing involvement. Those who were empolyed showed higher clothing involvement with symbolism and perceived buying risk. 3. Age, marital status, and educational background showed important variables as factors that exert influence on clothing behavior: Those who were younger and not married attached importance to interest aesthetics, psychological dependence, and fashion. Those who were older and married attached importance to modesty and comfort. The more educated respondents were more concerned about interest aesthetics, symbolism, psychological dependence, and fashion. 4. The fashion of clothing involvement showed positive relationship in fashion, interest, symbolism, and psychological dependence of clothing behavior, and negative relationship in modesty and comfort. The interest of clothing involvement showed positive relationship in aesthetics and interest, and negative relationship in modesty and comfort of clothing behavior. The pleasure of clothing involvement showed positive relationship in psychological dependence, management, interest, and pleasure of clothing behavior. The symbolism of clothing involvement showed positive relationship in symbolism, modesty, conformity, psychological dependence, and fashion of clothing behavior. The perceived buying risk of clothing involvement showed positive relationship in management, conformity, and comfort and negative relationship in symbolism and fashion of clothing behavior.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles
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• v.30 no.9_10 s.157
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• pp.1333-1343
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• 2006

Consumers seek the pleasure, fun and satisfaction in shopping. Retailing environments of apparel products are rapidly changing than ever before. One of there changes are offered apparel products with entertainment service, such as theaters, restaurants and so on. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of entertainment service, shopping orientation and emotion on impulse buying behavior in department stores an shopping malls. A self-administrated questionaire was developed based on the results of previous researches and pre-test. Data were obtained from shoppers(N=684) randomly selected in department stores and shopping malls located in Seoul and Busan. Data were analyzed by factor analysis, t-test, cross analysis, and path analysis. The results showed that; impulse buying behavior was directly or indirectly affected by shopping orientation in both of two store types. In department stores, consumers were affected to make a good mood by entertainment service while, in the shopping malls, consumers were influenced directly by entertainment service to be a good mood and to purchase impulsively apparel products. Therefore, the impulse buying behavior was influenced differently by entertainment service in store types. From the retailer's perspective, they give insights into the development of strategies utilized to marketing planning of entertainment service in each store types.

• The Research Journal of the Costume Culture
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.89-101
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• 2002

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of demographics and general clothing buying behavior of college male students in China. A questionnaire was developed to measure clothing purchasing motives, fashion information sources, evaluation criteria of apparel product, stores selection criteria, and general clothing buying behavior. The questionnaire was administered to 300 college male students in Dandong of China. The data was analyzed using percentage, frequency, mean, factor analysis, and ANOVA, duncan test. The results of the study were as fellows: 1. The clothing purchasing motives of consumers were significantly different depending on demographics. 2. The fashion information sources of consumers were significantly different depending on subjects, pocket money, and level of life. 3. The evaluation criteria of apparel product of consumers were significantly different depending on parent's jobs. 4. The stores selection criteria of consumers were significantly different depending on parent's school career, mother's jobs, household income. 5. Apparel buying places of consumers were in order of ; department stores, speciality stores, natural market. The buying frequency of apparel showed the most three times a year. The consumers were influenced by friends for apparel purchasing, and the method of payment mainly cash. 6. About purchase experience of the imported clothing, the 67% consumers answered 'yes', and the country of origin of the imported clothing were in order of ; Japan, Italy, France, Korea. The imported clothing satisfaction level of consumers were significantly different depending on demographics.

• Journal of the Korea Fashion and Costume Design Association
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• v.23 no.2
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• pp.1-15
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• 2021

The purposes of this study was to investigate the effects of materialism value on the clothing shopping orientation and impulse buying behaviors of Chinese female consumers. The subjects were 417 female millennials in Gillim-province, China. The research method was a survey, and the questionnaire consisted of questions to ascertain materialism value, clothing shopping orientation, impulse buying behaviors, and the subjects' demographic characteristics. For data analysis, descriptive statistics, Cronbach's α, factor analysis, and regression analysis were performed. The results of this study were as follows: First, materialism value was derived with 3 factors (happiness pursuit, possession-oriented, and success judgement). Second, the clothing shopping orientation was derived with 5 factors (trend pursuit, pleasure pursuit, brand pursuit, economic pursuit, and convenience pursuit). Third, the impulse buying behavior was derived with 4 factors (pure, planned, reminder, and implicit impulse buying). Forth, materialism value had significant effects on clothing shopping orientation. The higher the value of materialism, the more the brand pursuit, pleasure pursuit, and trend pursuit shopping orientation increased, while the economic pursuit and convenience pursuit shopping orientation decreased. Fifth, materialism value had significant effect on pure and planned impulse buying behaviors. As the value of materialism increased, pure and planned impulsive buying behaviors increased. This study suggested that materialism value is an effective variable to understand the clothing shopping orientation and clothing impulse buying behavior.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles
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• v.28 no.8
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• pp.1065-1075
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• 2004

The purpose of this study is to examine consumers＇ internet clothing shopping motives and its relation with information search and impulse buying behavior. Also, this study examines how these variables affect internet shopping satisfaction. An on-line survey was made to collect data, and the replies from 940 people, who had an experience of apparel shopping on line, were used in the analysis. The research results are as follows: 1. As the results of factor, internet shopping motives comprised 4 factors: pleasure shopping motive, economy shopping motive, and information search shopping motive. 2. Consumers usually visited 3 different sites to shop clothing and they spent about 15-30 minutes at the malls. 3. Pleasure shopping motive and ongoing information search influenced on impulse buying behaviors. 4. Ongoing information search, economy shopping motive and impulse shopping behavior gave a strong influence on the internet shopping satisfaction. 5. Consumers were classified into 4 groups in terms of internet shopping motives: convenience group, economy pursuing group, and pleasure pursuing group.