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The Effects of Fashion Competence on Social Anxiety in College Students: Focusing on the Mediating Effects of Interpersonal Skills and Appearance Anxiety

대학생의 패션 유능감이 사회불안에 미치는 영향: 대인관계능력과 외모 불안의 매개효과를 중심으로

  • Li, Aiyou (Dept. of Human Ecology & Interdisciplinary Program in Sustainable Living System, Korea University Graduate School) ;
  • Lee, Yoon-Jung (Dept. of Home Economics Education, Korea University)
  • 이애우 (고려대학교 생활과학과.지속가능생활시스템융합전공) ;
  • 이윤정 (고려대학교 가정교육과)
  • Received : 2023.12.18
  • Accepted : 2024.01.08
  • Published : 2023.12.31
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Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the impact of college students' fashion competence on social anxiety, focusing on the mediating effects of interpersonal skills and appearance anxiety. To this end, a survey was conducted among 235 college students via online communities, and the data were analyzed using SPSS 26.0. The factor analysis revealed sub-factors of fashion competence, including fashion involvement, fashion innovativeness, and confidence in fashion coordination. The regression analysis of the mediation model showed that while fashion involvement indirectly reduces social anxiety through interpersonal skills, there was no mediating effect of appearance anxiety. Fashion innovativeness had an indirect impact on social anxiety through appearance anxiety, but there was no mediating effect through interpersonal skills. Confidence in fashion coordination influenced social anxiety indirectly through both interpersonal skills and appearance anxiety, and it also had a significant direct effect. This research confirmed that fashion competence can have a dual impact on social anxiety, and suggested that enhancing confidence in fashion coordination through fashion therapy programs might be beneficial for resolving college students' social anxiety. However, such programs should avoid excessively pursuing fashion innovativeness, as it can increase appearance anxiety, and should focus on enhancing confidence in one's appearance.

본 연구는 대학생의 패션 유능감이 사회불안에 미치는 영향을 대인관계능력과 외모 불안의 매개효과를 중심으로 알아보는 것을 목적으로 하였다. 이를 위해 온라인 커뮤니티를 통해 235명의 대학생에 설문조사를 실시하였으며, SPSS 26.0을 사용하여 데이터를 분석하였다. 요인분석 결과 패션 유능감의 하위 요인으로는 패션 관여도, 패션 혁신성, 패션 코디 자신감이 나타났으며, 회귀분석을 통하여 매개모형을 분석한 결과, 패션 관여도는 대인관계능력을 통해 사회불안을 간접적으로 낮추는 반면, 외모 불안의 매개효과는 없었다. 패션 혁신성은 외모 불안을 통해 사회불안에 간접 영향을 미치지만 대인관계능력의 매개효과는 없었다. 패션 코디 자신감은 대인관계능력과 외모 불안 모두를 통해 사회불안에 간접적 영향 미쳤으며, 직접 효과도 유의하였다. 이 연구는 패션 유능감이 사회불안에 대해 양면적인 영향을 미칠 수 있음을 확인하였으며, 대학생들의 사회불안 해결을 위해 패션 테라피 프로그램을 통해 패션 코디 자신감을 증진시키는 것이 유용할 수 있음을 제안하였다. 그러나 이러한 프로그램에서 패션 혁신성의 과도한 추구는 외모 불안을 증가시킬 수 있으므로 지양하여야 하며, 자신의 외모에 대한 자신감 증진에 초점을 맞춰야 할 것이다.

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