A Study on the Proximity of Clothing to Self and Proximity of Cosmetic to Self by Degree of Cosmetics

화장도(化粧度)에 따른 의복근접도(衣服近接度) 및 화장근접도(化粧近接度)에 관(關)한 연구(硏究)

The purpose of this study was to examine the proximity of clothing to self and proximity of cosmetic to self by Degree of Cosmetics. The scales used in this study include the arranged on the basis of Sontag (1978) 's study for proximity of clothing to self, and the scale developed by the researcher for proximity of cosmetic to self. The subjects of this study were 885 adult women in Taegu. The data collected were analyzed by using MANOVA, ANOVA, and the Cronbach a was also applied. The results of this study were summarized as follows: 1. The persons with high degree of cosmetics showed high degrees of joy of change, self-value expression, novelty, self-consciousness and consciousness to others in the sub-factors of proximity of clothing to self, while there was not significant difference in physical satisfaction. 2. The persons with high degree of cosmetics showed high degrees of social confidence, skin care, joy of change, self-satisfaction, instrument of disguise in the sub-factors of proximity of cosmetic to self.