• Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.142-156
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• 1996

The purposes of this study were to examine the reason, = of clothing discard and to investigate the influences of demographic and clothing variables on the clothing discard behavior Data were collected from 610 women who lived in Seoul and Kwangjoo. By means of factor analysis, 6 general factors of clothing discard reason.; were extracted The 6 factors were named as dissatisfaction with appropriateness, physically worn out, dissatisfaction with clothing quality, fashion change, boredom, inconvinience. Among the five clothing items (suits or one pieces, jackets, jumpers, shirts or blouses, skirts or pants), there existed differences in the reason factors of clothing discard The relationships between clothing discard behavior (reason factors of clothing discard, peviods of clothing utilization) and variables like user's age, degrees of satisfaction with clothing, clothing items were also examined. There existed significant differences among the age groups and the groups classified by clothing satisfaction degrees in the reason factors of clothing discard and in the Periods of clothing utilization. Periods of clothing utilization were also differed by the clothing items. As user's a age grew older, periods of clothing utilization increased and the rates of clothing discard because of dissatisfaction with appropriateness, and dissatisfaction with clothing quality, boredom, inconvinience factors were decreased. As the degrees of satisfaction with clothes increased, the periods of clothing utilization also increased and the rates of clothing discard because of dissatisfaction with appropriateness, and dissatisfaction with clothing quality, inconvinience factors decreased. And the rates of clothing discard because of physically worn out factor increased.

• Journal of the Korea Fashion and Costume Design Association
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.137-150
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• 2018

The purpose of this study is to closely describe the meaning of the clothing conformity behavior of female consumers in today's society. In this process, the vanity scale was used as a precedence variable, on the other hand, clothing consumption value and information search behavior was used as outcome variable, which has an effect on the clothing conformity behavior. The subjects were 300 females who live in Seoul and Kyung-gi. The data were analyzed by Cronbach's ${\alpha}$, Factor analysis, Regression and ANOVA using SPSS program. The results were as follows. First, the vanity scale was classified into four factors, a concern and a positive view for each achievement and appearance. Clothing consumption value was divided into five factors; fashion, appearance attractiveness, emotional, social and functional clothing consumption value. Clothing conformity behavior was classified into three factors; normal, informational, and identified conformity factor. Second, various vanity scales influenced the clothing conformity behavior factors. In particular, concern for achievement and appearance were more important factors to clothing conformity behavior. Among six clothing consumption values, fashion was a more significant factor affected by clothing conformity behavior. Also, various conformity behaviors influenced the information search behaviors. Finally, according to age, school record, and pocket money, there were significant differences in clothing conformity behaviors and vanity factors.

• Fashion & Textile Research Journal
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• v.1 no.1
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• pp.18-25
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• 1999

The purpose of this study was to identify the relationship between clothing involvement and fashion leadership of early adolescents. A questionnaire was administered to 232 9th grade students living in Taegu during April of 1998. Data were analyzed by using Factor analysis, Correlation, t-tests, ANOVA, Scheffe test, and Regression analysis. Clothing involvements were factor analyzed resulting five factors such as interest, importance, fashionability, symbolism, and risk perception. Four factors except risk perception factor were used in data analysis. Four clothing involvement factors showed highly positive relations with total clothing involvement. Interest, importance, and fashionability factors showed highly positive relationship each other. Fashionability and interest factors had effect on fashion leadership. Female adolescents were more concerned about clothing interests than male. Adolescents who were high clothing-interested and fashion-oriented purchased more clothing items. Adolescents who showed high clothing involvements such as interest, importance, and fashionability paid much more on purchasing clothes.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Costume
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• v.50 no.4
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• pp.63-72
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• 2000

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of lifestyle factors on clothing purchase motives, information use, and selection criteria in male college students. The sample included 241 male college students, and an instrument was developed based on the previous studies. The statistical analyses used for this study were factor analysis and multiple regression. The result of factor analysis showed that lifestyle consisted of six factors : clothing interest, serif-confidence, social participation, planned clothing purchase, family-orientation, and conservativeness. Clothing purchase motives consisted of conspicuous consumption motives, fashion and individuality motives, and economic motives. Clothing information use consisted of four factors: paper/display, personal advice, fashion show/clothing observation, and electronic media. Finally. clothing selection criteria consisted of practicability, fashion/individuality, and conformity, Multip1e regression revealed that there were significant effects of lifestyle factors on clothing purchase motives, information use, and selection criteria. For example, self-confidence factor had a negative impact on conspicuous consumption motive, personal advice information use, and fashion/individuality criteria. The relative importance of lifestyle factors were different according to different dimensions of clothing purchase motives, information use, and selection criteria.

• Journal of Fashion Business
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• v.11 no.3
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• pp.69-78
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• 2007

This study explored the perceptions of Korean college women concerning their clothing deprivation and clothing decision factors. A convenience sample was used consisting of 101 female college students aged from 18 to 36 years, with a mean age of 20.78 (SD = 4.24). Descriptive statistics were used to develop a profile of the participants. To test the research objectives, multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA), using Wilk's lambda criterion was conducted for the study. The results indicated that a college woman's year significantly influences her perceived clothing deprivation, at p =0.003 (Wilk's lambda). There was a significant positive correlation (r = 0.24, p= 0.02) between college year and perceived clothing deprivation for special occasion clothes. The two clothing decision factors clothes that fit me well and clothes that look best on me were found to be the top two factors determining clothing decisions for the study participants.

• The Korean Journal of Community Living Science
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• v.25 no.3
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• pp.373-382
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• 2014

This study was explored the relationship of fit-related factors and, clothing evaluation criteria to clothing satisfaction. A total of 247 completed responses were obtained from a convenient sample of female students in their twenties. The statistical analysis methods included factor analysis, an ANOVA, and a multiple regression analysis. First, clothing evaluation criteria included practicality, product trait, and symbolism. Second, a comparison of clothing evaluation criteria and clothing satisfaction in groups divided by fit-related factors showed significant differences. In particular, the fat body type group showed higher level of the product trait and the thin body type group showed lower level of clothing satisfaction. The high activity group showed higher levels of clothing evaluation criteria and lower level of clothing satisfaction. Third, body type perception (-) and activity importance (-), fit-related factors, and practicality (+), clothing evaluation criterion had significant effects on clothing satisfaction. Therefore, These results suggest that fashion firms should make efficient use of fit-related factors and clothing evaluation criteria to enhance consumers' clothing satisfaction and to stimulate their purchase intention toward fashion goods.

• Fashion & Textile Research Journal
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• v.1 no.2
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• pp.109-118
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• 1999

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of clothing shopping orientations on consumers emotions in clothing stores based on level of clothing involvement. For this purpose, factor analysis was used to identify shopper types by clothing shopping orientation and factors of consumers' emotions and multiple regression analysis was used in each level of upper 25% and lower 25% of clothing involvement to find out the effects of clothing shopping orientations on consumers' emotions. The results of this study can be summarized as follows; 1. 4 factors were found in clothing involvement. 2. 6 factors were found in clothing shopping orientations but 'recreational shopping orientation' 'economic shopping orientation' of high loading factors were used for multiple regression analysis, 3. 4 factors were found in consumers' emotions but 'pleasure' arousal' 'enervation' were selected for multiple regression analysis. 4. In the upper 25% group of clothing involvement level; it is founded that 'recreational shopping orientation' influenced 'pleasure' and 'economic shopping orientation' did not influence 'pleasure'; it is founded that 'recreational shopping orientation' influenced 'arousal' and 'economic shopping orientation' did not influence 'arousal'; 'recreational shopping orientation' and 'economic shopping orientation' did not influence 'enervation'. 5, In the lower 25% group of clothing involvement level; it is founded that 'recreational shopping orientation' and 'economic shopping orientation' influenced 'pleasure' and did not influence 'arousal'; it is founded that only 'economic shopping orientation' influenced 'enervation' negatively.

• Korean Journal of Human Ecology
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.141-148
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• 2006

The purpose of this study is to analyze the dimensions of clothing involvement of female undergraduates in Busan and some influential factors of TV on the clothing involvement. This research also shows the correlations among variables and the differences in clothing involvement and TV media-related influential factors by the customer types. The results of this study are as follows: 1. The clothing involvement is categorized into five factors: pleasure, fashionableness, symbolism, danger awareness, and disinterest in clothing. Four TV media-related influential factors are identified: conformity to entertainers' clothing, interest in entertainers, interest in TV-watching, and imitation of entertainers. 2. An analysis of correlation between clothing involvement and TV media-related variables shows that there is a correlation between conformity to entertainers' clothing and various clothing involvement factors as fashionableness, symbolism and pleasure. A factor of interest in TV-watching is related to symbolism and interest in clothing. A factor of imitation of entertainers is related to fashionableness and disinterest in clothing. 3. An analysis of the differences by the customer types leads to four types of categorization. Type 1 shows low interests in clothing and TV media-related variables. Type 2 demonstrates high clothing involvement and interest in TV-watching. Type 3 is classified as a high involvement/ conformity group, which not only shows high involvement in pleasure and symbolism of clothing but also high conformity to entertainers' clothing. And lastly, type 4 is an disinterest group but it shows high interest in TV-watching, entertainers and imitation of entertainers.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles
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• v.29 no.1 s.139
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• pp.103-113
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• 2005

This study was intended to examine factor structure of value and clothing behavior and the effects of value on clothing behavior, to investigate clothing behavior and clothing purchasing behavior of the groups segmented by the value factors and the difference of those between male group and female group and to provide useful information for establishment of marketing strategies. The subjects were 575 university students. A total of 575 questionnaires was analyzed with factor analysis, cluster analysis, ANOVA, Duncan's multiple range test, ${\chi}^2-test$, regression analysis, and correlation analysis. The results were as follows: 1. Value was composed of 2 factors: personal orientation value and social orientation value. Clothing behavior were composed of 9 factors: interest, fashion, statue symbol, individuality, psychological dependence, comfort, aesthetic sense, economical efficiency, and social approval. 2. Clothing behavior and clothing purchasing behavior were significantly different among 3 groups segmented by 2 value factors. 3. The effects of value on clothing behavior was significantly different. 4. The effects of value on clothing behavior, clothing behavior and clothing purchasing behavior between male group and female group were different.

• Korean Journal of Human Ecology
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• v.24 no.6
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• pp.829-846
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• 2015

The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of materialism and clothing shopping orientation on clothing impulse buying. The subjects were 309 female college students in Gyeongsang provinces. The obtained data were analyzed by reliability analysis, frequency, factor analysis, correlation analysis and regression analysis. The major results of this study were as follows: First, two factors of materialism were identified: happiness pursuit materialism and possession pursuit materialism. Second, two factors of clothing shopping orientation were identified: conspicuous shopping orientation and hedonic shopping orientation. Third, a significant positive correlation was found among two factors of materialism, two factors of clothing shopping orientation, and clothing impulse buying. Fourth, possession pursuit materialism influences clothing impulse buying through conspicuous shopping orientation. Fifth, happiness pursuit materialism influences clothing impulse buying through hedonic shopping orientation.