• Journal of Korean Society for Quality Management
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• v.33 no.2
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• pp.51-63
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• 2005

The clear and mechanical definition of quality is the key success factor for its wide adoption across various industries and non-profit organizations and its popularity as a managerial goal. However, 'Quality of Life'(QOL) which is a common research subject for the various social science fields seems to require a quite different conceptualization of quality. The paper is a conceptual paper which identifies the compatibility and differences between a traditional quality concept and quality in QOL studies. Also, demonstrating from the social systems perspective how quality is conceptualized in measuring the social dimensions of consumption environmental quality, the paper argues the necessity of a broadened concept regarding quality.

• Korean Journal of Social Welfare
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• v.67 no.1
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• pp.165-187
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• 2015

This study was designed to examine the influence of social-environment factors on high risk alcohol consumption. The study analyzed 229 local areas throughout Korea. Main variables included high risk alcohol consumption and environment factors such as population structure, liquor stores. For exploring the problem drinking, geographically weighted regression(GWR) using the geographic information system(GIS) was utilized to analysis. Major findings are rate of perceived stress, number of restaurants and bars. Especially problem drinking were influenced restaurants and bars, and the form or aim of restaurants and bars had differentiability to the problem drinking. These results have implication about the regulation policy of alcohol availability for prevention of alcohol related problems.

• International Journal of Contents
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.1-8
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• 2017

The study aims to reveal the differences in the factors influencing portal news and news site application usages on smartphones in regard to political discussion networks, news use across multiple media platforms and news genre consumption. The results demonstrate that those factors affected both types of application usages in a different manner when controlling for demographics. The more participants conversed politics with homogeneous networks, the more they used portal news on smartphones. Conversely, the more political discussion with heterogeneous networks, the more they used news site application on smartphones. The more frequently Internet and mobile phone were employed for news source and the more soft news genre was consumed, the more the portal news application was used. However, the more frequently traditional and social media were employed for news source and the more hard news consumed, the more news site application was used. The findings imply that portal news application users may increase their likelihood of soft news consumption using Internet and mobile phones for political discussion with close social relations, while news site application users may increase their likelihood of hard news consumption using traditional and social media for political discussion with distant social relations.

• Journal of Distribution Science
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• v.19 no.11
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• pp.27-36
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• 2021

Purpose: COVID-19, government regulation and social media have changed many aspects of life including consumption behavior. The influence of social media by spreading massive news about COVID-19 also have the impact toward emotions threat, perceived risk, and perceived value of consumption behavior in Bengkulu Province, Indonesia. This research aims to analyze the extent to which changes in the consumption behavior, mainly for purchasing of corona prevention products through indirect distribution channels. Research design, data and methodology: This research was descriptive quantitative using the IPA method with sample of people in Bengkulu Province. This study obtained 208 respondent data from questionnaires and tested the validity and reliability with corrected-item total correlation method. Results: The study found that COVID-19 pandemic and government regulation variable were in quadrant II, in quadrant III there were social media variable, emotions threat and perceived risk. Meanwhile, in quadrant IV there were perceived value variable. Conclusions: The findings indicated that COVID-19 and government regulation are the most variable that influence people to buy corona prevention product, meanwhile perceived value is the less influence variable. Therefore, government and marketers have to prepare strategic plan in order to raise people awareness to avoid corona by buying corona prevention product.

• Journal of Distribution Science
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• v.21 no.4
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• pp.113-119
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• 2023

Purpose: This study aims to investigate the effect of retailer's ESG performance on consumption value. The research analyzed the effect of consumption value that can be obtained through ESG management of retail companies on consumer attitude and repurchase intention. Research design, data, and methodology: A research model and hypothesis were established, and statistical analysis was performed on a total of 278 samples of all age groups. To secure the reliability and validity of the data, confirmatory factor analysis and discriminant validity analysis were performed, and the causal relationship of latent variables was verified through path analysis. Results: As a result of the analysis, it was found that among the characteristics of consumption value according to ESG management, social value, economic value, accessible value, and eco-friendly value had an effect on social contribution attitude. Also, the economic value was found to have an effect on the self-actualization attitude, and both the social contribution attitude and the self-actualization attitude have an effect on the purchase intention. Conclusions: This study empirically analyzed the value of ESG management in the retail industry that consumers are paying attention to recently. This will serve as a basis for revising and supplementing the retail companies' strategy in the near future.

• The Research Journal of the Costume Culture
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• v.32 no.1
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• pp.38-57
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• 2024

This study utilizes social big data to investigate the factors influencing the awareness, attitude, and behavior toward vegan fashion consumption among global and Korean consumers. Social media posts containing the keyword "vegan fashion" were gathered, and meaningful discourse patterns were identified using semantic network analysis and sentiment analysis. The study revealed that diverse factors guide the purchase of vegan fashion products within global consumer groups, while among Korean consumers, the predominant discourse involved the concepts of veganism and ethics, indicating a heightened awareness of vegan fashion. The research then delved into the factors underpinning awareness (comprehension of animal exploitation, environmental concerns, and alternative materials), attitudes (both positive and negative), and behaviors (exploration, rejection, advocacy, purchase decisions, recommendations, utilization, and disposal). Global consumers placed great significance on product-related information, whereas Korean consumers prioritized ethical integrity and reasonable pricing. In addition, environmental issues stemming from synthetic fibers emerged as a significant factor influencing the awareness, attitude, and behavior regarding vegan fashion consumption. Further, this study confirmed the potential presence of cultural disparities influencing overall awareness, attitude, and behavior concerning the acceptance of vegan fashion, and offers insights into vegan fashion marketing strategies tailored to specific cultures, aiming to provide vegan fashion companies and brands with a deeper understanding of their consumer base.

• Fashion & Textile Research Journal
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• v.20 no.4
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• pp.400-409
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• 2018

The purpose of this study was to identify the appearance-oriented, appearance-related consumption behavior according to appearance instrumentality. Questionnaires were administered to 460 males and females of 20 to 30 living in Daegu. The SPSS 20.0 package was utilized for data analysis which included frequency analysis, factor analysis, cronbach's ${\alpha}$, t-test, regression analysis. Three factors of appearance instrumentality (social achievement, sexual attractiveness, social relationship formation), two factors of appearance-oriented and five factors of appearance-related consumption behavior were utilized for the problem analysis of the study. The results of this study were: First, there was significant differences in the appearance coordination oriented and appearance management oriented according to group of social achievement (high, low) and group of sexual attractiveness (high, low). But social relationship formation(high, low) had not significant differences in appearance oriented. Second, group of social achievement (high, low) were significant differences in cosmetic surgery behavior and fashion behavior, group of sexual attractiveness (high, low) showed a significant differences in cosmetic surgery behavior, hair management behavior and fashion behavior. But group of social relationship formation (high, low) had not significant differences on all of appearance management behavior. Third, appearance coordination oriented was a influences on beauty management behavior, cosmetic surgery behavior, hair style management behavior, fashion behavior. And appearance management oriented was influences on body management behavior, hair style management behavior, fashion behavior.

• Health Policy and Management
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• v.9 no.3
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• pp.53-69
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• 1999

In this study. we present a modified rational addiction model which incorporates social-psychological factors. This is done through a utility function which includes social-psychological factors as its component. We apply this model to a cigarette consumption function in Korea using the data from the Korean Household Panel Study(KHPS). The results provide relatively strong support for the rational addiction model. However. the impact of social-psychological factors and the short-run and long-run price elasticities are statistically insignificant.

• Journal of the Korea Fashion and Costume Design Association
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• v.16 no.1
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• pp.65-76
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• 2014

The purpose of this study is to examine the influence of conspicuous consumption on wearing attitude of jeans and analyze the difference of purchasing behavior in jeans by gender. Questionnaires were administered to 386 college students living in Deagu and Busan province. Frequency, factor analysis, reliability analysis, regression analysis, t-test, and $X^2$-test were used for data analysis. Conspicuous consumption were categorized into 5 factors such as famous brand preference, brand conspicuous, fashion pursuit, symbol of social position, and imported goods pursuit. Wearing attitude of jeans was categorized into fashion information leadership, fashion innovation, and pursuit of economic. The result of this study showed brand conspicuous, fashion pursuit, symbol of social position, and imported goods pursuit had significant effect of fashion information leadership and brand conspicuous, fashion pursuit, and imported goods pursuit had significant effect of fashion innovation. Brand conspicuous, and symbol of social position had significant effect of pursuit of economic. The indicates that men showed high brand conspicuous of conspicuous consumption and fashion innovation of wearing attitude of jeans. Gender of college students showed significant differences in purchasing place, purchasing price.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Costume
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• v.60 no.5
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• pp.139-156
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• 2010

The purpose of this study is to identify the independent tendency of single women, certainly worthy of study in considering their size, their growth, and their purchasing power, and to examine their effects on consumption values and clothing benefits. The data were collected from self-administrated questionnaire with 537 single women in their 20�s and 30�s on May in 2005. Data were analyzed by factor analysis, reliability analysis, K-means cluster, one way ANOVA and chi-square. Factor analysis on independent tendency resulted in three dimensional structures: marriage-independent tendency, physical independence, social independence. Five dimensions of consumption values were identified by factor analysis: conspicuous, pro-environmental. economic, enjoyable, aesthetic values. Five dimensions of clothing benefits were identified by factor analysis: individuality, well-known brand, practicality, price, social recognition pursuit. The respondents were classified to three groups by three factors of independent tendency: high independent group, social-physical independent group, low independent group. There were significant differences among these groups in demographic characteristics, consumption values and clothing benefits.