A Study on the Relationship between Women's Self-Concept and Preference in Clothing Design

성인여성의 의복디자인 선호도와 자아개념과의 관계성 연구

  • Lee Mi-kyung (Dept. of Apparel Design, Hae Jeon Junior College) ;
  • Lee In-Ja (Dept. of Apparel Design, College of Home-Economics, Kon Kuk University)
  • 이미경 (홍성 혜전 전문대학 의상과) ;
  • 이인자 (건국대학교 가정대학 의상학과)
  • Published : 1985.04.01

Abstract

This study was an attempt to survey, the relationships between women's self-concept and preference in clothing design. For the measurement of the self-concept scale was to select the somatic self and the social self which were explained Jung Won Sik's. The preference rate in clothing design consists of 58 items and 3 factors. (color, form, and texture). The questionnaires were administered to a sample of women (between the ages of 20 and 50) who lived in Seoul, Korea. The data for 658 respondents were analyzed by Pearson's correlation coefficient, $x^2$-test, F-test and Duncan-test. Through this study, the followings were founds: 1. There were significant relations between the self-concept and the preference for clothing color in value, chroma and warmth. 2. There were no significant relations between the self-concept and the preference for clothing form in line, silhouette and style. 3. There were significant relations between the self-concept and the preference for texture in touch, thickness, weight and luster. 4. There were significant differences in the preference of clothing design according to their age. That was largely devided into two groups; one's 20' s and the others 30's$\~$40's.

Keywords