A Study on the Personal Space by Proximity of Clothing to Self.

의복의 자아근접도에 따른 퍼스널 스페이스에 관한 연구

The purpose of this study was to examine the personal space by proximity of clothing to self. The scales used in this study include the scale of Nakane(1973) personal space the scale arranged on the basis of Sontag(1978's) study for proximity of clothing to self. The subjects of this study were 885 adult women in Taegu. The data were analyzed by using freqeuncy analysis {{{{ chi ^2 }} test and the Cronback $\alpha$ was also applied. The results of this study were summarized as follows : The results of this study were summarized as follows : It was shown that there was a high tendency that all those whose proximity of clothing to self is high It was shown that there was a high tendency that all those whose proximity of clothing to self is high or low sit opposite to the other persons or in a place where they can be seen well when they are well dressed with good make-up. but that all those whose proximity of clothing to self is high or low sit behind the other persons or in a corner seat or place where they can not be seen well when they are not well dressed with no make-up.