한·중 여성 헤어 커트 스타일 비교 연구

A Study on the Comparison of Hair Styles of Women in Korea and China

This paper aims to provide basic data for hair cut designs in Korea and China by comparing and investigating the features of hair cut styles of women in Korea and China. Women in their 20s to 50s in Gwangju, Korea and Mongolia, China were selected and the questionnaires were distributed to them. A total of 512 questionnaires were distributed and 500 questionnaires were used for final analysis. Data were analyzed using the SPSS PASW 18.0 program. The real numbers, percentage and frequency analysis and X2-test between both regions were executed. In accordance with the analysis of considerations by women in Korea and China when cutting hair, Korean women focused on cutting damaged hair and Chinese women on hair style convenience. The preferred bang style was the round shape in Korea and the neat style tying all hair up in China. Women in Korea chose various hair lengths but women in China preferred the middle-length bob style. For the side cut in bob style, women in Korea preferred the horizontal cut and diagonal forward cut, but women in China liked both cut styles. While women in Korea preferred the concave shape for the back of the hair in bob style, women in China preferred the convex shape. For long hair styles, women in Korea didn’t like long hair without layers and with stumpy cut lines which were very favored among women in China. The results indicated that the cultural and social factors as well as economic factors between both countries were reflected in the hair cut style. The analysis results in this paper will be used as the valuable basic data for developing hair designs which can help to continue the Korean fever in China by comparing and presenting the cultural and social style differences between Korea and China.