Journal of the Korean Society of Fashion and Beauty (한국패션뷰티학회지)
- Volume 2 Issue 1 Serial No. 1
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- Pages.86-92
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- 2004
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- 1738-0480(pISSN)
A Study on the Effect of Depression on the Appearance of Elderly Women
노년기 여성의 우울정도가 외모에 미치는 영향 : 진주지역을 대상으로
- Ahn, Seong-Aha (School of Beauty & Fashion Design, Jinju International University)
- 안성아 (진주국제대학교 미용패션학부)
- Published : 2004.03.31
Abstract
The purpose of this study were to investigate the differences in depression, appearance interest, and appearance adornment according to demographic variables, and how to examine degree of make-up and visit to a beauty shop was influenced by depression, and demographic variables. Subjects were 117 elderly women in their 60's to 70's in Jinju, Korea. There was a significant difference in appearance interest according to age. There were significant differences in appearance interest, makeup, and visit to a beauty shop according to education. That is, the high level group of education had a high degree of makeup, and a high interest in appearance than the low level group. There was a difference in appearance interest and makeup according to healthy condition. That is, the good healthy group had a high interest of appearance, and the high degree of makeup than the poor healthy group. The degree of makeup had an effect on appearance interest and education(