• 대한가정학회지
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• 제42권2호
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• pp.69-82
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• 2004

The purpose of this study is to evaluate a practical consumer education program for kindergarten children and to investigate whether consumer education affects their consumer knowledge and consumer behavior. The subjects of this study were 32 5-year-old kindergarten children who participated (experimental group) and 25 kindergarten children who did not participate (control group) in the consumer education program. Consumer education was held for 6 hours twice a week during October 8 to 29, 2002. Questionnaire surveys were conducted before and after the education program. Percentiles, frequencies, means, and ANCOVA were utilized for data analysis with SPSS program. The results of this study showed that consumer education had very positive and significant effects on consumer knowledge (p<.01) and consumer behavior (p<.05) among kindergarten children. Furthermore, consumer education for only three weeks had effectively enhanced kindergarten children's ability as consumers. These results imply that consumer education should be served periodically and systematically from an early age. Diverse subjects and teaching methods must be developed and utilized for consumer education of kindergarten children.

• 대한인간공학회지
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.105-117
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• 1996

This study was initiated to investigate (1) whether consumers preferred a specific garment size labeling system and (2) whether consumer's demographic characteristics, clothing behavior, and body size affect their preference of size labeling systems. The survey of consumer's preferences for five size labeling systems included 443 women with 20 to 64 years of age. The result of the survey showed that the subjects' preferences of five size labeling sysems were different significantly. Subjects strongly preferred the old system rather than the revised systems. The subjects least preferred the system with pictogram(system D) and the system with description of the measuring methods of te control dimensions (system E). The subjects/ preference for various garment size labeling systems was different depending on their resident area, educational level, and body size. The garment size labeling system with more information on body measurements (system C) was preferred by the subjects living in the metro city area or subjects having difficulties on purchasing ready-to-wear garments giving reasonable fit. The simplest size labeling system (system A) was strongly preferred by the subjects of low educational level, or the subjects living in the small city.

• 한국의류학회지
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.602-614
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• 1995

The purposes of this study were 1) to reveal the consumer's brand loyalty on clothing, 2) to identify the relationships between the consumer's clothing brand loyalty and consumer characteristics, product characteristics, and consumer's clothing buying behavior. Subjects were selected from the employed and unemployed housewives living in Taejon. A questionnaire was developed and administered by 316 housewives during Spring in 1992. Data were analysed by frequency, Pearson's correlation coefficient, regression and oneway- ANOVA. The result.; of the study were as follows: 1) The half of subjects had brand loyalty on clothing. 2) The relationships between consumer's clothing brand loyalty and housewives' and her husbands 'educational level and average income of a month were significant. Consumer's clothing brand loyalty and housewives 'age had significantly negative relationship. 3) Consumer's clothing brand loyalty was significantly related to price of clothing. 4) The relationships between consumer's clothing brand loyalty and satisfaction toward brands, and the store patronage behavior were significant. The relationships between consumer's clothing brand loyalty and her prepurchase information search behavior, and the amount of purchasing of clothing were not significant.

• 한국의류학회지
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• 제28권9_10호
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• pp.1197-1207
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• 2004

The purpose of this study was to identify the impact of materialism on the attitude toward purchasing foreign luxury brands and the moderating effect of consumer ethnocentrism on this impact. Data were gathered by surveying university students living in Seoul metropolitan area using convenient sampling, and 325 questionnaires were used in the statistical analysis. In analysing data, confirmatory factor analysis and path analysis were conducted using structural equation modeling. Results showed that success factor of materialism gave rise to negative attitude toward purchasing foreign luxury brands while centrality factor of materialism spurred positive attitude. Consumer ethnocentrism also showed a significant effect as a moderator on the relationship between materialism and attitude: The relationship between materialism and attitude was stronger among subjects who had lower consumer ethnocentric tendencies than among subjects who had higher consumer ethnocentric tendencies.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제41권4호
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• pp.353-364
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• 2008

In this study elementary school children's food purchasing and consumer competency for a healthier diet were compared by their attitude toward the meal management. The subjects were 779 sixth grade elementary school children (417 boys and 362 girls) in Busan. They were classified into three groups: 'High' was composed of 226 subjects who had more than the mean +1/2 SD of attitude toward the meal management; 'Medium' was composed of 343 subjects who had the mean ${\pm}1/2$SD; and 'Low' was composed of 210 subjects who had the less than the mean -1/2 SD. The results were as follows. The high group had less pocket money than the low group, and thought that their allowances were adequate to their needs. They also had a habit of entering amounts into an account book. The children in the low group purchased mostly snacks without making or practicing a budget. The high group purchased yogurt, fruit, or bread as snacks more frequently than the low group. More children checked the nutrient facts on the package in high group than in the low group. There were no significant differences in the consumer's knowledge of a healthy diet among the groups; but there were significant differences in the consumer's skill, and the consumer's attitude toward a healthy diet among the groups. The high group had higher skills and more positive attitudes than the low group. This research suggests that education can elevate interest and can help develop more positive attitudes toward healthy diets among children. The education can help them to develop planned food purchasing habits, and improve their consumer competency for a healthy diet.

• 대한가정학회지
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• 제33권6호
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• pp.149-161
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• 1995

The purpose of this study is to explain the need of consumer adviser and to justify its certification program, Suggestions on who might be the subjects of the certification program, on what kinds of qualifications are required, and on who bestow the certification to qualified subjects were made. Specifically, graduates major on Home Economics in College or University were recommended to be the consumer adviser professionals.

• 대한가정학회지
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.9-20
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• 1996

The purpose of this study is to develop the educational program of consumer adviser. The educational program proposed in previous study is consisted of the acquisition of 5 require and 2 optional subjects, and field education. For this, based on the role and capacity of consumer adviser we explain in detail the contents of required subjects. And we confirm the necessity and significance of field education. Finally we investigate the confirm the necessity and significance of field education. Finally we investigate the contents of field education and suggest the system and course of desirable field education through case study of several universities.

• 대한가정학회지
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• 제44권9호
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• pp.51-59
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• 2006

The role of consumer self-confidence is important in consumer's purchase decision. Nevertheless, the use of self-esteem measures might cause misinformation in the specific situation of the marketing-related point of view. In this study, consumer self-confidence was measured by marketing oriented tools to clarify the dimensions of consumer self-confidence while the influence of consumer self-confidence on clothing satisfaction was also investigated. A total of 325 questionnaires were collected by surveying university students in Seoul and the surrounding metropolitan area using convenient sampling. The data were analysed by factor analysis, ANOVA, t-test, and regression by using SPSSWIN program. The findings of the study were as fellows. First, the consumer self-confidence was composed of 6 sub-scales: information acquisition, personal outcomes decision making, social outcomes decision making, consideration-set formation, persuasion knowledge, and marketplace interfaces. Second, female subjects rated higher on consumer self-confidence than male subjects did in social outcomes decision making and consideration-set formation. Third, higher income was correlated with higher social outcomes decision making and consideration-set formation. Finally, clothing satisfaction was influenced by personal outcomes decision making and information acquisition.

• 한국의류학회지
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• 제24권8호
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• pp.1242-1253
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• 2000

The purpose of this study was to find out the shopping motive factors of clothing and to classify consumer groups according to clothing shopping motives, and also to analyze demographic characteristics, conspicuous consumption and clothing purchase behavior among consumer groups. The subjects were 329 women in their twenties living in Seoul. For data analysis, mean, Factor Analysis, Cluster Analysis, $\chi$$^2$-test, ANOVA, Duncan test were conducted. The results are as follows; 1. Three factors of clothing shopping motives were identified: fashion/leisure pursuit, economic, and personal motive. Consumer groups are classified into the following four subdivisions: personalizing group, apathetic group, fashion/leisure pursuit group, economic group. 2. Among consumer groups, there were significant differences in demographic characteristics according to age, occupation of the subjects. 3. Among consumer groups, there were significant differences in conspicuous consumptions according to factors such as brand intention, status symbol intention. 4. Among consumer groups, there were significant differences in clothing purchase behavior according to use of information sources. Regardless of clothing shopping motives, consumer preferred department stores in purchasing formal dress, and preferred haberdashery.bonded store in purchasing casual wear.

• 한국가정과교육학회지
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.81-96
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• 2020

본 연구는 가정교과와 타 교과에 제시된 소비자역량의 내용과 구성요소를 분석하여 학교 소비자교육에서 청소년의 소비자역량을 함양하기 위해 가정교과가 담당해야 할 역할에 대한 시사점을 도출하는 데 그 목적이 있다. 이를 위해 2015 개정 교육과정에 기초하여 집필된 중학교 가정교과와 타 교과인 사회, 도덕, 기술, 국어, 수학, 미술, 체육 교과서를 대상으로 소비자역량 내용, 구성요소를 분석하였다. 소비자역량 내용은 소비자역량을 측정하기 위해 체계화된 한국소비자원의 소비자역량 내용체계를 준거로 활용하여 분석하였고, 소비자역량의 구성요소(지식, 태도, 실천)의 비중과 연계성을 분석하였다. 본 연구의 주요 결과와 시사점을 요약하면 다음과 같다. 첫째, 가정교과와 타 교과에 제시된 소비자역량의 내용에서 재무역량 이 양적으로 매우 부족하였으며, 가정교과는 재무역량 내용을 거의 다루지 않고 있었다. 둘째, 시민역량에서 책임수용은 비중 있게 다루고 있었던 반면, 권리주장과은 소홀히 다루고 있어, 권리와 책임 사이의 균형이 부족함을 확인할 수 있었다. 셋째, 가정교과에서 거래역량의 '정보통신기술활용'과 시민역량의 '소비자 참여'의 내용을 소홀히 다루고 있어 보완이 필요하였다. 넷째, 사회교과가 양적으로 가장 많은 내용을 다루고 있었으나, 내용의 범위 측면에서는 가정교과가 가장 다양한 소 영역의 내용을 제시하고 있었다. 다섯째, 교과별 소비자역량 내용의 초점을 살펴보면, 가정교과는 개인적 차원의 실천적 방안을 제시하는 내용이 주를 이루었고, 사회교과는 소비환경과 소비환경과의 상호작용을 고려하는 내용이 많았다. 한편, 도덕교과는 소비생활을 성찰하고 소비생활과 관련된 도덕적 문제를 다루고 있었다. 여섯째, 소비자교육 내용은 여전히 지식에 편중되어 있었으며, 소비자역량의 구성요소인 지식, 태도, 실천이 총체적으로 연계되어 제시되지 못하고 있었다.