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The Korean Society of Fashion Business (한국패션비즈니스학회)
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Effects of female college students' self-image and media involvement on appearance management behavior

여대생의 자기이미지와 미디어관여가 외모관리행동에 미치는 영향

  • Kim, Jiyang (Graduate School of Design, Sungkyunkwan University) ;
  • Yim, Eunhyuk (Dept. of Fashion Design, Sungkyunkwan University) ;
  • Chun, Hokyung (Dept. of Fashion Design, Sungkyunkwan University)
  • 김지양 (성균관대학교 디자인대학원) ;
  • 임은혁 (성균관대학교 의상학과) ;
  • 전호경 (성균관대학교 의상학과)
  • Received : 2013.04.02
  • Accepted : 2013.05.13
  • Published : 2013.06.30
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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to verify effects of female college students' self-image on appearance management behavior and investigate the differences caused by TV involvement and entertainer imitation on the appearance managing behavior. Respondents of the survey were 424 college females living in Seoul and Gyeonggi province. For statistical analysis, factor analysis and multiple regression were conducted using SPSS 18.0 program. The results of this study are as follows: First, self-image among college females were composed of 5 factors, which were active image, feminine image, intelligent image, gentle image and modern image. Second, college females' self-image influenced on skin management behavior, hair management behavior, make-up behavior, clothing behavior and weight management behavior significantly. Specifically, as respondents' active image and modern image are getting higher, they tend to perform skin management behavior, hair management behavior and clothing behavior. As female students' intellectual image and modern image were getting higher, more positive effects were found on make-up behavior. As female students' gentle image and active image were getting higher, there was more positive effects on weight management behavior. But, female students' self-image didn't show significant effects on cosmetic surgery behavior. Third, when subjects' TV involvement was high, self-image made greater effect on skin management behavior and cosmetic surgery behavior than those with low TV involvement. Forth, when entertainer imitation was high, self-image made greater effects on skin management behavior, hair management behavior, clothing behavior, make-up behavior, weight management behavior, cosmetic surgery behavior than those with low entertainer management.

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