Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the subjective evaluation and the characteristics of each type of maternal self-awareness. It was to provide the basic data necessary for the development of clothing that can improve the satisfaction of the body shape of pregnant women. This study was conducted with Q methodology, and was performed for pregnant women over 6 months. Analysis was done with QUANL program. The recognition types of body shape of pregnant women was analyzed as three types: thin limbs and central hemispherical abdominal body shape, under abdomen protruding body shape, and thick upper arm and central abdomen protruding body shape. The thin limbs and central hemispherical abdominal body shape were considered to be normal, with the lowest BMI index before pregnancy. And the limbs were thin and the other parts were not overweight, but recognized that only the belly came out. The under abdomen protruding body shape was overweight with the highest BMI index before pregnancy. In addition to the circumference of the chest and hips, the body was gaining weight and was perceived to have a belly drooping down. The thick upper arm and central abdomen protruding body shape recognized that the middle part of the abdomen protruded like the first type, but it was different from the first type because the upper arm was thickened. In the future study, it would be a meaningful study to compare and analyze the difference with the recognition body of this study through analyzing the actual body shape of pregnant women.
본 연구는 임산부 스스로가 자신의 체형을 어떻게 인식하는지 유형화에 대한 주관적인 평가와 유형별 특성을 고찰함으로써 임산부의 체형에 대한 만족감을 향상시킬 수 있는 의복개발에 필요한 기초자료를 제공하고자 하였다. 본 연구는 Q방법론으로 이루어졌으며, QUANL pc Program으로 분석하였다. 임산부의 체형에 대한 인식유형은 가는 팔다리 중앙 반구형 복부 체형, 처진 복부 돌출 체형, 굵은 윗팔 중앙 돌출 복부 체형의 3가지 유형으로 분석되었다. 향후 연구에서는 실제 체형 분석을 통해 인식체형과의 차이를 비교해보는 것도 의미 있는 연구가 될 것으로 생각된다.