The Effect of Social Variables on the Attitude and Experience Toward Clothing Deviation - For Female High School Students in Seoul -

사회학적인 변인이 의복일탈 태도 및 경험에 미치는 영향 - 서울지역 여자고등학생을 중심으로 -

  • Kim, Ji-Young (Dept. of Fashion Design, Keukdong College) ;
  • Kim, Joon-Ho (Dept. of Sociology, College of Liberal Arts, Korea University)
  • 김지영 (극동정보대학 패션디자인과) ;
  • 김준호 (고려대학교 문과대학 사회학과)
  • Published : 2007.09.30

Abstract

Deviation behavior of adolescents is often expressed as clothing behavior being against the social or school rules. To understand the relationship between social variables and clothing behavior of adolescents, the study investigated the effect of social variables on the deviation attitude and behavior related to clothing. Survey was utilized to collect the data and subjects were 411 female high school students. Regression analysis were used to analyze the data. The results were as follows : The closer relationship female high school students had with their parents, the more negative attitude they took toward clothing deviation and the less they committed the deviant behaviors related to clothing. The results explained that the close relationships with adolescents and their parents kept adolescents from committing the deviant behaviors related to clothing. The subjects who were interested in studying and well adapted for their school life, not only took a negative attitude toward clothing deviation but also committed the deviant behaviors related to clothing less than the other subjects did. The level of social deviation of their friends had an effect on the attitude and experience toward clothing deviation more than the relationship with their parents or school life did. The understanding of the relationship between social variables and clothing deviation would help to decrease the clothing deviation of adolescents by controling the social variables.

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