A Study on the Consumer Behavior on Environmentally Beneficial Clothing

환경(環境) 친화적(親和的) 의류제품(衣類製品)에 대(對)한 소비자(消費者) 태도(態度)에 관(關)한 연구(硏究)

  • Lee, Ji-Eun (Dept. of Fashion Design, Graduate School of Design, Kookmin University) ;
  • Kim, Il (Dept. of Fashion Design, Kookmin University) ;
  • Park, Sun-Kyung (Dept. of Fashion Design, Kookmin University)
  • 이지은 (국민대학교대학원 의상디자인학과) ;
  • 김일 (국민대학교 의상디자인학과) ;
  • 박선경 (국민대학교 의상디자인학과)
  • Published : 2002.06.30

Abstract

This study analyzed the consumer behavior on the environmentally Benefical clothing through the substantial verification, which was based on theoretical reviews. It also aimed to provided marketing aspects on the design, raw material, product quality, price, and brand recognition of environmentally Benefical clothing. For the substantial, verification following questions were developed. 1) Consumers' interests in purchasing environmentally Benefical clothing. 2) The consumer behavior on the environmental factors of the design, raw material, product quality, price, and brand recognition of environmentally Benefical clothing. 3) The changes in the consumer behavior on negative aspects of environmentally Benefical clothing. 4) The reasons of unfavorable behavior of environmentally unconscious consumers on environmentally Benefical clothing. Substantial data was collected through a survey, conducted on two hundreds and twenty-nine male and female students in graduate and undergraduate schools, resided in Seoul. The collected data was analyzed with Statistical Package for Social Science for Windows, version 8.0, and X2 and T-test were performed. Those results and issues, developed in the analysis of consumer behavior on the environmentally Benefical clothing, could be utilized in the environmental management and the marketing activity for the clothing companies.

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