Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles (한국의류학회지)
- Volume 22 Issue 3
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- Pages.333-340
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- 1998
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- 1225-1151(pISSN)
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- 2234-0793(eISSN)
Characteristics and Classification of the Lower Body Somatotype of Junior High School Girls through Side View Silhouette
여중생의 하반신 측면체형의 분류 및 특성
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to classify the lower body somatotype based on the side view and to analyze the characteristics of each somatotype. The subject were 234 Korean Junior High School Girls. Data were collected through photographic sources and analyzed by factor analysis, cluster analysis and analysis of variance. The result of factor analysis indicated that 4 factors were extracted through factor analysis and those factorscomprised 73.5% of total variance. Using factor scores, cluster analysis was carried out and the subject were classified into 3 clusters. Each cluster was classified as their lower bobs side view contour.
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