• Journal of Service Research and Studies
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• v.6 no.2
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• pp.201-214
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• 2016

The main purpose of this paper was to review how luxury value is related to the consumer's conspicuous consumption and purchasing intention. The author formed luxury value which is including financial, functional, social, and individual value. In order to obtain the research results, the author conducted a survey and implemented statistical treatments. The results can be proposed as follows: First, financial, functional, social, and individual value was positively influencing on conspicuous consumption. Second, conspicuous consumption was impacting on intention to purchase. Third, it was suggested that the relative effect of individual value on conspicuous consumption was greater than other values. Thus it was concluded that consumers put a high value on conspicuous consumption.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles
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• v.35 no.1
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• pp.77-88
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• 2011

This study examines the fashion and beauty involvement according to a conspicuous consumption tendency. Questionnaires were used for female university students in their 20s and employees residing in Busan. The results of this study are as follows: The subfactors of conspicuous consumption tendency were divided into the individual pursuit orientation, brand orientation, high price orientation, and fashion pursuit orientation. The subfactors of fashion involvement were composed of physical supplementations, social symbols, outward appearance direction, sex appeal, and assimilation; in addition, those of beauty involvement consisted of hair design, skin management, make-up application, and shape management. Because of the examination of the differences, fashion involvement, and beauty involvement, conspicuous consumption tendency had a significant difference between the two groups in brand orientation, fashion in physical supplementation and outward appearance direction as well as beauty involvement in skin management and make-up direction. The conspicuous consumption tendency in the student influences the fashion pursuit orientation of fashion and beauty involvement because of the examination of the effect. Conspicuous consumption tendency in employees influences the individuality pursuing orientation and high price orientation in fashion involvement. In conclusion, the results show the tendency that university students put the most importance on fashion for fashion and beauty related product purchases and management direction; in addition, employees with income pursue high prices that can show their positions and economic power at work.

• The Korean Journal of Community Living Science
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• v.23 no.4
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• pp.509-522
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• 2012

The purpose of this study was to explore the effects of adolescent consumers' attitudes toward money and conspicuous consumption on unethical consumption behavior in commercial transactions. The main survey was conducted targeting 290 middle and high school students. As a result of this research, first in the case of adolescent's attitudes toward money, the symbol for happiness and success was 3.11 and the means of control was 1.77 respectively. The level of conspicuous consumption behavior was 2.75 and the level of unethical consumption behavior scored as passive unethical consumption behavior was 1.38 while the active unethical consumption behavior was 2.10. Second, in the case of the attitude toward money as a means of control, it differentiated according to the level of living and the amount of allowance. Conspicuous consumption behavior differentiated according to the amount of allowance and the father's education. Active unethical consumption behavior showed a difference according to the amount of allowance and the father's education. Multiple linear regression analysis conducted to identify relative effects of the variables that affect unethical consumption behavior, in case of passive unethical consumption behavior, showed that conspicuous consumption(${\beta}$=.23, p<.01) and attitudes toward money as a means of control(${\beta}$=.29, p<.001) with an explanatory power of 18%. In the case of active unethical consumption behavior, showed that sex(${\beta}$=.16, p<.05), father's education(${\beta}$=-.15, p<.05), attitudes toward money as means of control(${\beta}$=.18, p<.5) and conspicuous consumption(${\beta}$=.36, p<.001) with an explanatory power of 26%.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Culture
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• v.31 no.2
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• pp.170-177
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• 2016

This study carried out empirical analysis of the effect on conspicuous consumption and purchase intention by social face sensitivity of customers who have eaten at luxury restaurants. Adult male and female customers aged 20~60 years who lived in Seoul and who had experience eating at luxury restaurants were selected as survey participants. The results of this study are as follow. First, social face sensitivity factor had a significant effect on preference for famous brands and seeking fashion. On the other hand, among social face sensitivity factors, shame consciousness had a significant effect on other-oriented conspicuous consumption. Thus, the hypothesis was partially accepted. Second, among social face sensitivity factors, other-conscious social face had a significant effect on purchase intention. Thus, the hypothesis was partially accepted. Third, preference for famous brand and seeking fashion had a significant effect on purchase intention. However, other-oriented conspicuous consumption tendency had no effect on purchase intention. Thus, the hypothesis was partially accepted. If studies on various consumption sentiment variables continue to be made, these may be usefully utilized for establishing marketing strategies of companies.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles
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• v.39 no.1
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• pp.43-54
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• 2015

This study examines how consumer value and conspicuous consumption tendency influence attitudes and purchase intention toward fashion cause-related marketing products. Survey questionnaires were distributed to 326 women in their 20's to 50's living in Seoul January 2012. The instruments included measurements of consumer value, conspicuous consumption tendency, attitude toward fashion cause-related marketing products, intention to purchase fashion cause-related marketing products, and demographics. Factor analysis, correlations, and multiple regressions were conducted using SPSS 12.0. The results of this research are as follows. Consumer value affected attitude toward fashion cause-related marketing products as well as intention to purchase products. Those with a higher conspicuous consumption tendency showed a higher intention to purchase fashion cause-related marketing products, regardless of attitude toward fashion CRM products. This indicates that and association with famous prestige brands will increase the possibility of success of cause-related marketing products. The research helps establish a marketing strategy to launch new fashion cause-related marketing products by discovering the relationships between consumer consumption patterns and attitudes toward fashion cause-related marketing products.

• Fashion & Textile Research Journal
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• v.10 no.2
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• pp.191-197
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• 2008

Despite increasing consumption of luxury brands, research about consumption of luxury brands is limited.The purpose of this article is to gain a deeper understanding of important role of intrinsic consumption motivations in consumption of luxury brands. This article investigated the relationships among consumption motivations, conspicuous consumption belief, Product quality belief, and attitude toward consumption of luxury brands using structural equation modeling. The results reveal that, other-oriented consumers were likely to have strong conspicuous consumption belief,whereas consumers with strong self-oriented value tended to place more importance on product quality attribute of luxury brands. Moreover, Consumers who take into account extended-self tended to have strong conspicuous consumption belief while consumer who put more importance on experientialism were more likely to have greater importance on product quality atthbute. And both conspicuous consumption belief and product quality belief influenced positive attitude formation toward luxury brands.

• Korean Journal of Human Ecology
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• v.13 no.4
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• pp.581-598
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• 2004

The purpose of this study is to analyze the conspicuous consumption propensity of middle schoolers and to develop effective consumer education programs which help improve consumer socialization. Empirical data were collected by using a questionnaire for 500 middle schoolers who reside in the city of Daegu. The results of this study are as follows: First, significant differences in materialistic propensity can be found. It results from the difference in parents' educational background, amount of monthly pocket money, influence of mass media and friends, and the consumer education hosted by schools. Second, significant differences in the conspicuous consumption propensity can be found. It comes from the difference in materialistic propensity and control of purchasing behaviors. Third, the variables affecting the middle schoolers' propensity of conspicuous consumption include influence of mass media and friends, control of purchasing behaviors, influence of materialistic propensity, amount of monthly pocket money, and mother's educational background. Lastly, this study helps develop consumer education programs for the teenagers. The program should use statistics data, Internet, presentation materials, putting higher priority on experience activities, survey, analysis, discussion, and presentation rather than theoretical education.

• Korean Journal of Human Ecology
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• v.5 no.1
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• pp.28-41
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• 2002

This study investigated the effects of the high school students' self-efficacy, sex, and division of school upon their clothing fashionability and conspicuous consumption to understand a part of their clothing behaviors during adolescent period. Questionnaires were distributed to and collected from 575 male and female high school students attending academic and vocational high schools locating in Kwangju, Korea, from October 9 to October 14, 2000. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, factor analysis, MANOVA, and t-test. The results were as follows: 1. The main effects of the self-efficacy on the fashion interests and fashion knowledge were significant(p<.05, p<.01, respectively). 2. The main effects of the sex of respondents on the fashion interests and fashion knowledge were significant(p<.01, both). 3. The main effect of the self-efficacy on conspicuous consumption to demonstrate the economic status was significant (p<. 01). 4. The main effects of the sex of respondents on conspicuous consumption to high priced brand oriented was significant (p<. 01).

• The Research Journal of the Costume Culture
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• v.17 no.2
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• pp.189-202
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• 2009

The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of social-face sensitivity, conspicuous consumption, and preference of luxury fashion goods on purchasing behavior of fashion counterfeits. The questionnaire was administered to 600 women in their teens to thirties in Gwangju. The data from 519 participant were analyzed using the SPSS 14.0 Package. Frequency, factor analysis, regression analysis and path analysis were used to analysis the data. The results indicate that social-face sensitivity, conspicuous consumption and the preference of luxury fashion goods has significant effect on purchasing behavior of fashion counterfeits respectively. The direct effect of social-face sensitivity on purchasing behavior of fashion counterfeits was somewhat stronger than the indirect effect of social-face sensitivity on purchasing behavior of fashion counterfeits through conspicuous consumption and preference of fashion luxury goods.

• Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association
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• v.37 no.9
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• pp.25-38
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• 1999

This study investigates impacts of social class, materialism, and conspicuous consumption orientation on the burden of the marriage expense and it’s affection to marriage life. The data were gathered in seoul and suburban area, from married women in the middle class. Through the analysis of data, we identified that according to the class vaiables(income and subjectively-perceived class) and the value orientation (materialism and conspicuous consumption orientation), the burden of marriage expense and it’s affection to marriage life were different. These results assured the korean marriage culure were strongly influnced by materialism, conspicuous need, and social class.