여고생의 신체만족도와 외모관리행동에 관한 연구

A study on the Body Cathexis and Appearance Management Behaviors of High School Girls

The purpose of this study was to investigate the body cathexis and appearence management behaviors of the high school girls according to their demographic, physical, psychological, and school related variables. Data was obtained from 378 high school girls in Jeonju City by self-administered questionnaires from March to April, 2001. The results of this study were: 1. Body cathexis of high school girls was relatively low, face and upper body cathexis were higher than other body parts, but lower-body and total body cathexis were low. 2. Body cathexis of high school girls was in exact proportion to their parents educational level, total household income, and monthly pocket money. And it was higher in case of tall, light, external personality, higher self-esteem, art or physical high school girls, and the vocational high school girls, with good academic records, and popular among friends. 3. High school girls showed higher appearence management behaviors such as bath, skin care, hair care, but they did risky appearence management behaviors such as drug use, diet, plastic cosmetic a little. The students in case of mother s higher educational level, more monthly income of household, more pocket money, external personalities, lower self-esteem, art or physical high school girls and the vocational high school girls, with good academic records, popular among friends showed higher appearance management behaviors.