The Research Journal of the Costume Culture (복식문화연구)

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The Research of Body Types of the Chinese College Women

중국여대생의 체형연구 I

  • Sohn, Hee-Soon (Dept. of Clothing & Textiles, Sookmyung Women's University) ;
  • Lim, Soon (Dept. of Clothing & Textiles, Incheon University) ;
  • Kim, Hyo-Sook (Dept. of Apparel Design, Konkuk University) ;
  • Son, Hee-Jeong (Dept. of Clothing & Textiles, Sookmyung Women's University) ;
  • Chang, Hee-Kyung (Dept. of Clothing & Textiles, Sookmyung Women's University) ;
  • Jung, Ryung (Beijing Institute of Clothing Technology)
  • 손희순 (숙명여자대학교 의류학과) ;
  • 임순 (인천대학교 의류학과) ;
  • 김효숙 (건국대학교 의상학과) ;
  • 손희정 (숙명여자대학교) ;
  • 장희경 (숙명여자대학교 대학원) ;
  • 정영 (북경복장학원)
  • Published : 1999.06.01
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Abstract

This research analyzes characterization and classification of body types for the Chinese women with body measurement values. The measurement has gauged in 1999 in Beijing Institute of Clothing Technology in China. 100 women of the Chinese college women aged 17 and 24 in China were measured for this research. In the results of frequency analysis, the tall of Chinese women were 158.37㎝ and also has less than 150㎝ high, and has thick under bust circumference, and has a group of more than 18㎝ for width of nipple. In the results of factor analysis, Factor 1 represented the degree of abesity, while factor 2 indicated the stature and the arm length. The body types are classified into five types by cluster analysis. The stature and weight varied according to types, leading to a classification focusing on the body size determined by stature and weight factors.

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