• Journal of the Korean Society of Costume
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• v.54 no.3
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• pp.43-51
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• 2004

The purpose of this study was to compare ideal clothing and actual clothing behavior between Korean and Japanese college students. 185 Korean students and 91 Japanese students were used into data analysis from October to December. 2000. The age range was 18 to 28 years. The results were as followed. 1) Japanese students wanted to wear fitted clothing styles with revealing the body, while Koreans wanted to wear not only fitted styles but also relaxed and coved body styles. 2) Korean students wore more loose styles and fitted upper styles and pants than Japanese students. On the other hand, Japanese students wore fitted clothing styles and skirt. 3) Japanese students showed higher correlation between ideal clothing styles and actual clothing styles than Koreans. This means that although Koreans want to wear ideal styles, they don't wear those styles much. 4) Overweight students tended to avoid wearing fitted and revealed body styles, pursuing more loose and coved body styles. This tendency showed stronger to Koreans than Japanese students.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles
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• v.44 no.1
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• pp.126-140
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• 2020

This study analyzed the self-identified cold tolerance and wearing behavior of teenagers inside and outside the classroom during winter, considering recent climate changes. A questionnaire was divided into four parts-general information, thermal and comfort sensation inside and outside classroom, self-identified cold tolerance, and wearing behavior to collect data from 322 students. Over several years, changes were noted in respondents' wearing behavior during winter outings, with the biggest being the purchase of a "long padded jacket" for warmth while outside. Most respondents showed similar wearing behavior, such as no difference between the number of clothes worn in a classroom maintained at 20℃ (girls: 8.0±3.1 layer, boys: 6.5±2.1 layer) and outside (girls: 8.8±3.4 layer, boys: 7.1±3.0 layer), despite feeling differently about the thermal sensation inside and outside the classroom. This difference may due to a teenager's lack of knowledge about temperature and their tendency to follow clothing trends. Female students were more sensitive to the cold and wore more garments inside and outside the classroom. Gender-related differences should be considered when educating teenagers about safe and healthy clothing.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles
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• v.24 no.2
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• pp.199-204
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• 2000

This study was conducted to investigate the thermoregulatory responses and wearing behavior of the cold-sensitive men when exposed to the mild cold of 14$^{\circ}C$. Two sessions of experiment were carried out and five healthy young men for the cold-sensitive group(CSG) and four healthy young for the cold-insensitive group(CIG) participated in the study as subjects CSG maintained rectal temperature lower than CIG due to their thicker clothing resulted in larger decrease of rectal temperature. CSG maintained skin temperatures higher than CIG. CSG felt cooler than CIG but wore thicker clothing for thermal comfort and this made keep their sensation warmer. These results were discussed in terms of autonomic and behavioral temperature regulation.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles
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• v.23 no.8
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• pp.1149-1160
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• 1999

In order to investigate the influence of being self-consciousness of one's body size on clothing behavior we measured body size of Korean female college students directly and examined by questionnaire the degree of being self-conciousness of their body size the aspired clothing behavior and the actual clothing behavior. In addition after classifying the subjects into groups according to the degree of obesity we also examined the difference in the actual clothing behavior among the groups./ The results are as follows: 1) On the item of girth of the body parts the subjects felt thicker in the proximal and lower part of the body than in the distal and upper part of the body. And with respect to the style which exposes body silhouette the disparity between the aspired and actual clothing behavior was greater in the parts that the subjects felt thick. 2) After investigating the relationship between the aspired and the actual clothing behavior we found out that the style which subjects wanted to put on but actually did not was the style that exposes body silhouette and the style which subjects didn't want to put on but actually did was the style covers the body silhouette. 3) There was significant correlation between the subjects' consciousness of their body size and their actual clothing behavior. The self-consciousness of body size on actual dressing tend to influence the clothing for lower body more than the other parts. 4) The subjects were classified into lean normal and obese groups. There were significant differences among the groups in the frequency of wearing the clothing that expose body silhouette. The obese group had a tendency to avoid this clothing style.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles
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• v.25 no.2
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• pp.287-292
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• 2001

This study was conducted to investigate preferred clothing selected by females for thermal comfort in follicular phase (FP) and luteal phase (LP) of the menstrual cycle. Eight healthy college students volunteered as subjects. They stayed for 60 minutes at $25^{\circ}C$, 55%RH (stage 1) for baseline followed by a 60 minute stay at 2$0^{\circ}C$, 55%RH (stage 2) in a climatic chamber. Obtained results were analyzed using paired t-test and repeated measures of ANOVA. Arm and hand skin temperatures were maintained higher in FP than in LP, while mean skin temperature did not show any significant difference between FP and LP. The subjects selected additional clothing faster in FP than in LP. Six of the subjects wore heavier clothing in FP than in LP, while two of them wore heavier in LP than in FP.

• The Korean Journal of Community Living Science
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• v.26 no.1
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• pp.115-126
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• 2015

The study investigates the clothes-wearing behaviors of female college students based on differences in indoor heating systems and cold sensitivity. The respondents included a total of 281 female college students living in South Korea and China. Data were analyzed through an ANOVA and, a paired t-test based on SPSS 21.0. Korean students were less dependent on winter clothing than Chinese students for the whole body parts except for the trunk. Korean students were more likely to feel coldness more but wore less clothing. Korean students' clothes-wearing behaviors with respect to coldness depended on the indoor heating system. Korean students tended to buy warmer clothing, although they preferred not to wear undergarments and tended to wear and to wear less winter clothing. Chinese students showed more active clothes-wearing behaviors to keep their feet warm. Finally, groups divided by indoor heating systems and cold sensitivity showed different clothes-wearing behaviors in comparison to those groups based only on indoor heating systems. Even in similar weather conditions, clothes-wearing behaviors for cold adaptation depended on the indoor heating systems and cold sensitivity. The results suggest that this perspective should be taken into consideration when evaluating clothes-wearing behaviors of certain groups or individuals.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles
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• v.12 no.2 s.27
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• pp.189-199
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• 1988

착의행동을 일으키는 전단계의 감각으로서 국소의 냉감각과 체표 각 부위에 있어서의 냉점분포에 대하여 측정을 하였다. 피험자는, 냉점분포 측정에 한국인 여자 대학생 30명, 냉감각측정에는 한국인과 일본인 여자 대학생 8명을 대상으로 하였으며, 환경조건은 실온 $29^{\circ}C{\pm}1^{\circ}C$, 상대습도 $55{\pm}5\%$의 인공기후실로 하였다. 냉자격으로서는 $0^{\circ}C$의 냉각이 사용되었으며, 측정부위는 냉점분포 측정의 경우 체표 20부위, 냉감각 측정의 경우 체표 13부위로 하였고 측정결과는 다음과 같다. (1) 체표면의 냉점분포 밀도는 부위에 따라서 다르며, 체간부와 두부는 냉점분포 밀도가 높고 말단부에 갈수록 그 분포가 낮아졌다. 특히 가장 민감한 부위는 복부였다. 즉 체간부와 두부는 중핵온을 일정하게 보지하므로서 중핵부 체내온의 변화를 방어하기 위한 온도 수용 부위로서의 역할을 하고 있으며, 말초부는 냉점분포가 낮아서 기온에 따라 체표온(외각온)을 광범위하게 변화시키는 사지부의 온도정보입력의 역할을 담당하고 있다고 하겠다. (2) 각 부위에 있어서의 냉감각 순위는 일본인과 한국인 피험자간에 고도의 상관(r=0.93)이 보여져, 양 피험자군간에 차이는 볼 수 없었다. 3) 냉점분포 밀도가 높은 부위인 복부는 냉감각도 가장 민감하였으며, 냉점분포 밀도가 낮은 하퇴부는 냉감각 감수성도 낮게 나타났다. (4) 발바닥과 손바닥은 냉감각을 민감하게 느끼는 부위임에도 불구하고 냉점분포 밀도가 낮게 나타났으며, 이는 특수성이 있는 부위로서 주목되어지는 결과라고 하겠다.

• Fashion & Textile Research Journal
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• v.20 no.6
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• pp.744-751
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• 2018

This study aimed to provide the information on the thermal sensation and the amount of clothing worn of junior high school students in winter classroom the relation with their climate adaptability. Total usable questionnaires were obtained from 467 male and female students. The questionnaire included general characteristics, physical characteristics, self awareness of body shape, climate adaptability and subjective thermal sensation in winter classroom. The data were analyzed using SPSS Statistics 18.0 for frequency analysis, factor analysis, chi-square analysis, t-test and correlation analysis. The results were as follows. The average body type based on BMI was normal($20.1kg/m^2$ ). Females perceived their body type as thinner than males. They wore more (8.67 garment items compared to 8.14 for males). Only about 25% of students voted the thermal sensation to neutral(47% cool~very cold, 28% warm~very hot). Females were more sensitive to the cold, perceived less healthy, and wore more garments in the cold. Students felt colder in winter classroom when their cold adaptability was lower and they actively adjusted thermal insulation against the cold. It is recommended to suggest the guidelines for the proper indoor temperature and for the wear behavior in classroom in the perspectives of increasing the learning efficiency and improving the students' climate adaptability.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles
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• v.42 no.3
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• pp.530-543
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• 2018

This study investigated elderly winter wearing habits and self-identified thermal tolerance in order to compare differences between older males and older females. We surveyed 269 participants: 119 males (age $76.9{\pm}5.9yr$) and 150 females (age $76.1{\pm}5.7yr$). Thirty one questionnaires were used: Self-identified cold and heat tolerance, clothing behavior, lifestyles related to the cold and health care, etc. High percentage of respondents (both males and females) felt vulnerable to the cold. The total number of outdoor clothes were $9.6{\pm}1.6$ and $10.6{\pm}1.6$ in males and females, respectively (p<.05). Wearing frequencies for thermal underwear were 84.0% and 82.4% in males and females, respectively. The using percentage of auxiliary heating devices was higher in females compared to males (p<.01). Males felt more cold in the head and face compared to females (p<.01). Self-identified cold tolerance had negative relationships with the total number of winter outdoor clothes for both males (r=-0.260) and females (r=-0.222) (p<.01). The perceived old age for both males and females was 72.4 yr. Sex differences should be considered when developing guidelines for winter clothing behavior for the elderly and educating them on how to improve health and cold tolerance.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles
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• v.25 no.9
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• pp.1655-1660
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• 2001

여성의 생리주기가 행동성 체온조절에 미치는 영향을 관찰하고자, 본 연구에서는 6명의 건강한 여자대 학생을 대상으로 하여 22.5$^{\circ}C$와 55%RH의 환경에서 피험자 스스로가 의복을 선택하는 쾌적의복선택 실험과 피험자 스스로가 온도를 선택하는 쾌적 온도선택 실험을 각각 수행하였다. 평균피부온은 생리주기에 관계없이 쾌적온도선택 실험보다 쾌적의복선택 실험에서 높게 유지되었고, 생리주기에 따른 쾌적착의량과 쾌적온도의 차이는 보이지 않았다. 그러나, 6명의 피험자 중 4명의 피험자가 선택하여 착용한 착의량은 황체기보다 여포기에 더 많았고 (p<0.05), 5명의 피험자가 선택한 쾌적온도 역시 황체기보다 여포기에 평균 1.4$^{\circ}C$ 더 높은 것으로 나타났다 (p<0.01). 이러한 결과는, 피부의 온도를 조절함으로써 여포기보다 황체기에 심부체온을 높게 유지하기 위한 행동성 체온조절반응을 나타낸 것으로 보이나, 보다 명확한 결론을 내리기 위해서는 다양한 환경조건에서 다수의 피험자를 대상으로 하는 후속연구가 지속적으로 수행되어 야 할 것이다.