Korean Journal of Human Ecology (한국생활과학회지)
- Volume 6 Issue 2
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- Pages.133-144
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- 1997
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- 1226-0851(pISSN)
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- 2234-3768(eISSN)
A Study on the Clothing Behavior of Elementary School Students in Connection with Sex-Role Identity and Home Enviornments
초등학교 아동의 성역할 정체감 및 가정환경변인에 따른 의복행동연구
- Jeon, Kyoung-Ran (Dept. of Home Economics Education, College of Teacher, Kong-Ju National Univ.)
- 전경란 (공주대학교 가정교육과)
- Published : 1997.12.31
Abstract
Clothing is considered as a means of self-projection in the childhood and children show clear preference on their own favorite clothing on which their latent identity is reflected. Changing sex-role identity, in particular, in the modern complex society specially affects the clothing behavior of children. The purpose of this study is to investigate the clothing behavior of children in conjunction with sen-role identity and home environment variables. This study will provide fundamental information on the clothing behavior in the childhood and be of help in selecting appropriate clothing in accordance with the variation of sex-role identity. Necessary information for this study was obtained through a questionaire. 'Bem sex-role identity inventory' was used to investigate the effect of sex-role identity and the clothing behavior was studied in conjunction with the factors of conformity, dependence, aesthetics and interest. The subjects of investigation are composed of three hundred male and female elementary school students in the 5th and 6th grades. For the statistical analysis of the collected data, percentage(%), mean value(M), standard deviation(SD) and Pearson's correlation coefficient were calculated and t-test,
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