• Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association
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• v.35 no.1
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• pp.111-128
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• 1997

the purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship of middle-aged housewives' family role performance and psychological well-being The subjects of this study were unemployed housewives living in the Seoul area whose age was from 40 to 59 The sample size was 374 Data were analysed by the frequencies mean oneway ANOVA and multiple regression. The major findings were as follows: 1) The middle-aged gousewives -who were university graduated had higer family income believed religion-had higher psychological well-being. 2) the more middle-aged housewives performed spousal role mother role house keeper role and kin keeper role the higher their psychological well-being was.

• Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association
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• v.38 no.9
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• pp.93-106
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• 2000

The Purpose of this study was to examine the adolescents'stress and social supports and the relationships of there two factors. Specifically, this study investigated the adolescents'stress and social supports depending on their sex, family status, socio-economic status. The subjects of this study were 467 middle school students in Pusan. Questionnaires were used consisting of adolescents'perceived stress and social supports for data analysis, Cronbach's $\alpha$-coefficient, frequency distribution, percentage, Oneway-ANOVA, t-test and Pearson's γ-coefficient were used. Major findings were as follows: Adolescents'stress were significantly different depending on their sex, father's educational level, family income and family intimacy The source of the adolescents'social support sources were different depending on their sex, family status, father's educational level, mother's educational level, family income and family intimacy. Adolescents'social support types were different depending on family status, lather educational level, mother educational level, father\`s job, family income and family intimacy. There were negative correlation between stress and social supports.

• Journal of Families and Better Life
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• v.15 no.2
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• pp.1-20
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• 1997

The aims of this study are as following. 1) To investgate information-search and evaluating alternatives of middle-aged wives in buying townwears as well as to examine socio-demographic variables physical varialbes and psychological variables and their influences on. 2) To compare the previous study (a study on problems recognition of mjiddle-aged wives in buying townwears) with this study and to relate this results ot previous study results. The data used in this study included 374 housewives living in Seoul and Pusan. Statistics used for data analysis were frequencies means standard deviation Pearson's correlation t-test Oneway ANOVA stepwise multiple regression analysis. major findings are as follows. 1. The degree of information-search and evaluating alternative proved more than middle point. 2. Variables that affect information-search and evaluating alternatives and three : attitude towards purchasing experience of menopause preference for expensive clothes.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Costume
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• v.54 no.1
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• pp.37-51
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• 2004

The purpose of this study is to measure middle-aged men's bodies around the ages of thirty-five through fifty-five, whose age-group undergoes drastic changes on their body shapes, and to reveal their physical characteristics by comparing the measurements. Sixty Body measurements were taken on 168 subjects. Statistics analysis of data used Oneway Anova, Correlation, Fator Analysis, Cluster Analysis, Crosstabs. Body shapes are grouped based on the measurements, and TypeI is characterized by small and middle-sized body shapes. Tall and obese body shapes belong to TypeII. Lastly, TypeIII is characterized by body shapes with very tall height and obesity, especially around the abdomen area.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles
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• v.26 no.1
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• pp.83-94
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• 2002

This study was intended to identify fabric impact on decision-making process for clothing purchase, to determine evaluation factors of clothing, and to analyze consumer's preference for fabric on clothing purchase. 396 questionnaires distributed to college students were analyzed by descriptive statistics, oneway ANOVA, correlation, factor analysis and multidimensional scaling. The results are as follows; (1) Fabric impacted on the pre-purchase evaluation and the post-purchase process. (2) 4 factors - physical properties, outer-consciousness, self-satisfaction, and appropriateness- were determined as evaluation factors. Though fabric was included in the physical properties, fabric presented high correlations with other evaluative elements. (3) The most preferred fabric was being composed of natural fiber in fiber contents and having softness in sensation. As a result of multidimensional scaling, 2 dimensions of fabric sensation were developed as 'soft-hard'and 'thin-thick'.

• Journal of Families and Better Life
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• v.7 no.2
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• pp.179-197
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• 1989

The study was mainly concerned with providing a basis of the development of consumer's attitude to the advertisements, and the change of sex role portrayals in advertisements. This study was to analyze the consumer's attitude to the advertisements. For the purpose of this study, 550 questionaires were distributed to the married men and women in Seoul. The 418 data were analyzed by Frequency, Percentage, Oneway ANOVA, Duncan's Multiple Range Test, Multiple Regression Analysis and Pearson's correlation. The Major findings of this study were as follows ; 1) Advertisement preferences were significantly related to the age, educational level, income, and family size the cases of men, in the cases of women, the significant variables were age and educational level. 2) Good purchasing attitudes were significantly related to the age and family size in the cases of men. In the cases of women, the significant variable was age. 3) Advertisement preferences were significantly related to the sex role attitude. 4) Good purchasing attitude were significantly related to the advertisement preferences. 5) In good purchasing attitude, the most significant variables were advertisement preferences.

• Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association
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• v.28 no.2
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• pp.107-118
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• 1990

The purposes of this study are to investigate the children's prosocial behavior as related to (1) their perception of parental warmth, control and the relationship of this perception to parent's job status and educational level (2) their siblings (3) children's sex. The subjects were 220 third grade children selected from four elementary schools in Seoul. The instruments were a perception of parental warmth and control scale and a peer rating prosocial behavior scale. Frequencies, percentiles, mean, Pearson's correlation, t-test oneway ANOVA, and Scheffe test were used for data analysis. The major findings are as follows; 1. There were significant relationships between parental warmth, control, and children' s prosocial behavior. The children who perceived more parental warmth and control were rated more prosocial by their peers. 2. Children whose parent's were above college graduates and white collar jobs perceived more parental warmth and control. 3. Children's prosocial behavior were significantly different according ti sibling number, birth-order, and sibling structure. 4. Girls were rated more prosocial than boys.

• Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association
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• v.35 no.2
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• pp.49-64
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• 1997

The purpose of this study is to classify the patterns of consumption deprivation and to compare the level of consumption deprivation by them. For empirical analysis, this study used the data on 563 households in the city of Inchon collected by the researchers through interviews. The statistical methods used in this study were cluster analysis, oneway ANOVA, and crosstabs. four clusters were classified: 'Overall satisfied Pattern (OSP)', 'Food satisfid with Others deprived Pattern (FS-ODP)', Food Extremely deprived with Food Deprive Pattern (HED-FDP)'. Those I FED-HSP tended to be old aged, and those in GED-FDP tended to be urban unstable workers. The results imply that welfare policy for urban poor households should be differentiated by the characteristics of consumption of each pattern of consumption deprivation.

• Korean Journal of Rural Living Science
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• v.5 no.2
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• pp.171-184
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• 1994

This study intends to provide basic informations on the rural elderly women's health status and health care practices which can be utilized for the welfare policies. Participants in this study are 133 elderly women over 60 who are lived in rural area. For the data analysis, Frequency, Correlation, Crosstabs, Oneway-Anova and LSD test are used. Physical health status is slightly lower than psychological health status and they are related to respondent's age, coresidence type, subjective economic status, subjective health status, participation in farming and health care type. Eighty-two percent of (he respondents perceived their health condition as poor and Neuralgia is the most frequent health problem. Women's health care practices are passive and somewhat restricted by age, educational status, coresidence type, necessary time to medical institution, and health status.

• Journal of the Korean housing association
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• v.8 no.3
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• pp.131-139
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• 1997

The purpose of this study is to analyse the housing values of the university student. The data is collected through the self-entry questionnaire that designed for this study. The 512 data obtained were analysed by Frequencies. Mean, Factor analysis, t-test, oneway ANOVA, $\chi$$^2$-test. Duncan's Multiple Range Test. The major findings are as follows: 1) The Housing Value was classified of 5 factors which Location-Environment. Social - Psychology, Physical factor of Housing, Life-Conciousness and Investmental of Value. 2) Their relevance variables of Housing value were sex, the educational course and occupation of their father and income. 3) Their preference trend of Housing appeared to the apartment and One-room system, and green tract of the space etc.