• 한국의류학회지
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• 제34권10호
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• pp.1731-1741
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• 2010

Personal appearance attitude about the ideal beauty is influenced by the context of the culture one belongs to. In a cultural sphere the higher public self-consciousness individuals have then the more sensitive one would be to the sociocultural pressure about thinness and thus the higher the expectations about the ideal appearance. Accordingly, in that culture one would have more body shame when they do not reach the ideal beauty standard. This study examines the difference between Korean and German culture, with a focus on the age group of university students who are especially sensitive to aesthetic consciousness. The results are as follows: There were differences of public self-consciousness, perceived sociocultural pressure, appearance internalization, appearance awareness and body shame between the two cultural spheres; in addition, Korean female university students were significantly higher in all the variables when compared to German female university students. The higher public self-consciousness and perceived sociocultural pressure then the higher the internalization of the ideal appearance; the ideal appearance awareness increased the body shame. In the case of the German female university student group, public self-consciousness influenced body shame directly; however, in case of the Korean female university student group public self-consciousness were not directly affective. Rather, perceived sociocultural pressures directly affected body shame and showed the difference between the cultural spheres. Finally, in regards to the direct effect about body shame, the German female university student group noted the influence of public self-consciousness as the most significant; however, the Korean female university student group noted the influence of sociocultural pressure as the most significant.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.354-364
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• 2015

본 연구는 헬스참여 성인여성의 외모에 대한 사회문화적 태도가 우울 및 대인관계, 심리적 행복감에 미치는 영향을 규명하고자 하였다. 이 연구에 참여한 연구대상은 헬스참여 성인 여성 472명의 자료를 토대로 분석하였다. 그리고 이 연구에서 사용한 연구도구는 외모에 대한 사회문화적 태도 척도, 우울 척도, 심리적 행복감 척도이다. 자료 분석은 요인분석, 신뢰도 분석, 상관분석, 중다회귀분석을 실시하였다. 분석한 결과 다음과 같다. 첫째, 외모에 대한 사회문화적 태도와 우울과의 관계에서는 압력만이 우울에 긍정적인 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 외모에 대한 사회문화적 태도와 심리적 행복감과의 관계에서는 일반적 내재화는 쾌락적 즐거움과 자아실현감, 몰입감에 부정적인 영향을 미치는 반면에, 정보는 쾌락적 즐거움과 자아실현감, 몰입감에 긍정적인 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 그리고 운동 내재화는 유능감과 자아실현감에 긍정적인 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 셋째, 우울과 심리적 행복감과의 관계에서는 우울은 심리적 행복감의 쾌락적 즐거움, 유능감, 자아실현감, 몰입감에 부정적인 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국의류학회지
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• 제36권7호
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• pp.756-766
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• 2012

This study investigated the relationships among cognitive age, sociocultural attitudes towards appearance, and appearance management behaviors. This study gave a questionnaire survey to adults between the ages of 17 and 76 who lived in the Daegu and Gyeongbuk regions of South Korea. Data collected from the 296 respondents were analyzed using descriptive statistics, correlation analyses, and ANOVA. The sociocultural attitudes towards appearance (awareness and internalization) were significantly correlated with appearance management behaviors (weight training, skin care, hair care, make-up, and clothing selection). The cognitive age was significantly correlated with the sociocultural attitudes towards appearance and appearance management behaviors such as weight training and clothing selection.

• 패션비즈니스
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.107-124
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• 2012

The purpose of this study was to classify types in sense of gender role identity and to figure out the difference among sociocultural attitude, benefits of clothing pursuit, and appearance management behaviors by sense of gender role identity types. Questionnaires were administered to 455 people in their twenties and thirties living in Daegu and Kyoungbuk area. Data were analyzed by using frequency, factor analysis, credibility, $X^2$-test, ANOVA, Duncan-test, and t-test. The findings are as follows. First, Men of androgyny group showed the highest rate of 38.5% followed by undifferentiation(22.9%), masculineness(21.0%), and feminineness(17.6%). Women of undifferentiation group showed the highest rate of 33.2% followed by feminineness (25.2%), androgyny(22.0%), and masculineness(19.6%). Second, factors of sociocultural attitude were internalization and recognition. Benefits of clothing pursuit consists of the factors such as consciousness of others, personality, and vogue pursuit. Factors of appearance management behaviors were dressing, skin management, plastic surgery management, weight management, health management, and hair management. Third, the result from the difference between sociocultural attitude and benefits of clothing pursuit by sense of gender role identity types, men of androgyny and feminineness showed highest in recognition while women of androgyny showed highest in internalization and recognition. The result of the difference in benefits of clothing pursuit by sense of gender role identity shows that both men and women of androgyny group have high tendency for being conscious of others, personality pursuit, and vogue pursuit while men of undifferentiation and masculineness have low interest in dressing in relationship with others. Fourth, the examination of the difference in appearance management behavior by sense of gender role identity types found men of androgyny group managed dressing, skin, weight, health and hair most while women dress and health most. Men of undifferentiation group managed dressing and weight least, while men of masculineness health, and men of feminineness hair least.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.914-922
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• 2014

본 연구는 여중생과 여고생을 대상으로 외모관리행동에 영향을 미치는 요인을 검증하기 위한 서술적 비교조사연구이다. 연구 목적은 외모에 대한 사회문화적 태도(내면화, 인식), 신체이미지(외모평가, 외모지향, 신체만족도), 자아존중감이 여중생과 여고생의 외모관리행동에 미치는 영향을 규명하여 청소년의 외모관리 지도를 위한 자료를 제공하기 위한 것이다. 대상자는 K도에 소재하고 있는 여중생 186명, 여고생 198명이 선정되었다. 여중생과 여고생의 사회문화적 태도 중 내면화와 인식을 비교한 결과 여고생의 내면화와 인식이 통계적으로 유의하게 여중생보다 높았다. 신체이미지 중 외모평가, 외모지향 역시 여고생이 여중생보다 유의하게 높았으나, 신체만족도는 여고생이 여중생보다 낮았다. 여고생의 외모관리행동 중 체중관리, 의복관리, 얼굴관리 모두 다 여중생보다 관리를 더 하고 있었다. 여중생의 외모관리행동을 회귀분석 한 결과 40.5% 설명하였고, 영향을 미치는 변수는 외모에 대한 사회문화적 태도인 내면화와 인식, 신체이미지 중 외모지향이었다. 여고생은 외모관리행동을 20.1% 설명하였으며, 영향을 미치는 변수는 신체이미지인 외모평가, 외모지향, 신체만족도이었다. 본 연구 결과는 사춘기 여학생을 위한 외모와 관련된 교육이나 상담 시 여중생과 여고생에 따라 다른 접근법이 필요함을 나타내고 있었다.

• 대한가정학회지
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• 제47권2호
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• pp.97-110
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• 2009

The purpose of this study was to exam the effects of sociocultural attitude toward appearance on perceptual attitudinal body images and clothing behaviors. The research method was survey and the subjects were 447 male and female adolescents in Daejeon. The questionnaire consisted of 4 measuring instruments; sociocultural attitude toward appearance, perceptual and attitudinal body images, clothing behaviors, and subject’s demographic attributions. The data were analyzed by Cronbach's $\alpah$, x$^2$ test, t-test, factor analysis, cluster analysis, using SPSS program. The results were as follows. Adolescents had relatively high level recognition and internalization of sociocultural value toward appearance, and they perceived very thin body type as ideal body and had high interest of their appearance and weight. Sociocultural attitude toward appearance had important effects on adolescents' perceptual and attitudinal body images and clothing behaviors. The adolescents who are receptive to sociocultural value toward appearance had the tendency to distort their body as fat, showed high interest of their appearance and weight, and also showed high clothing interest & psychological dependency, clothing ostentation, and clothing conformity, but low clothing comfort than those who are not receptive to sociocultural value toward appearance.

• 한국의상디자인학회지
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.43-56
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• 2013

The purpose of this study was to investigate adolescents' body esteem and clothing behaviors according to the sociocultural attitude toward appearance. The subjects were 750 adolescents in Daejeon and Chungnam province. The research method was a survey methodology and the measuring instruments consisted of sociocultural attitude toward appearance, body esteem, clothing behaviors, and subjects' demographics attributions. The data were analyzed by Cronbach's ${\alpha}$, factor analysis, cluster analysis, t test, $x^2$ test, ANOVA and Duncan's multiple range test, using SPSS program. The results were as follows. First, 2 dimensions(internalization and awareness) were emerged on the sociocultural attitude toward appearance, and adolescents were divided into 4 groups (unreceptive group, awareness group, internalized group, and receptive group) by the sociocultural attitude toward appearance. Second, there are some differences in adolescents' body esteem according to the sociocultural attitude toward appearance. Receptive group had the lower level on body esteem than unreceptive group. Third, there are significant differences in adolescents' clothing behaviors according to the sociocultural attitude toward appearance. Receptive group had the highest psychological dependency of clothing, clothing interest, clothing individuality, and clothing conformity among 4 groups.

• 한국의류학회지
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• 제43권4호
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• pp.549-561
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• 2019

This study investigated the impact of appearance pressure from celebrities' social media upon internalization of mesomorphic ideal and muscularity dissatisfaction and the moderating role of time spent on social media in the relationships among variables in a sample of young Korean men (N=247). Those men who regularly participate in physical activities more than three times a week were included in our sample. Structural equation modeling analysis revealed that celebrities' social media pressure directly influenced both internalization and muscularity dissatisfaction, and internalization predicted muscularity dissatisfaction. A significant mediating effect of internalization in the relationships between celebrities' social media pressure and muscularity dissatisfaction was found. However, the moderating effect of time spent on social media was not found. The present results highlight the significant and negative effects of celebrities' social media on male's body image perception. By comparing the results of this study to previous studies, we can anticipate that the effects of social media on users' body image concerns can differ between male and female in the matter of time spent on social media. Implications of the study results and suggestions for future studies are discussed.

• 한국의류학회지
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.528-539
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• 2014

This study analyzed the influence of self-construal on sociocultural attitude toward physical appearance, body satisfaction, and appearance management behavior through a structural equation model. The empirical study was based on the response of 369 adult females between the ages of 20 and 49 in Seoul. Self-construal was presented as an independent self-construal and interdependent self-construal, respectively. The sociocultural attitude toward physical appearance as an intermediate variable in the research model was composed of two sub-factors that included internalization and awareness. The other (body satisfaction) was measured by two factors (body and face). Appearance management behavior (as a final outcome variable) were composed of various factors that included clothing concern, skin care, hair care, and weight training. The findings of this study were: 1) the effect of independent self-construal on the sociocultural attitude toward physical appearance was not significantly meaningful; however, interdependent self-construal influenced it positively. 2) Sociocultural attitude toward physical appearance appeared to have a negative effect on body satisfaction. 3) The body satisfaction also had a negative effect on appearance management behavior in this study.

• 한국의상디자인학회지
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.15-31
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• 2014

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of sociocultural attitudes toward appearance on male consumers' apparel buying behavior and appearance management behavior. The subjects were 353 males aged from 40 to 59 years old. The research method was a survey and the questionnaire consisted of sociocultural attitude toward appearance items, apparel buying behaviors items, appearance management behaviors items, and subjects' demographic characteristics items. The data were analyzed by Cronbach's ${\alpha}$, factor analysis, cluster analysis, multiple response analysis, ${\chi}2$ test, ANOVA and Duncan's multiple range test. The results were as follows. Three dimensions (appearance importance awareness, slimness importance awareness, internalization) were emerged on sociocultural attitude toward appearance, and subjects were divided into 4 groups(receptive, unreceptive, awareness, and internalized group) by this variable. The 4 groups by sociocultural attitude toward appearance showed many differences on apparel buying behaviors and appearance management behaviors. Receptive and internalized group more importantly regarded fashion trend and store display as apparel buying motives, design and trend as selection criteria, and did shopping to buy clothes more often than awareness and unreceptive group. Receptive and internalized group recognized higher the need for various appearance management behaviors and spent more expense to enhance their appearance than other groups.