The purpose of the present study is to investigate the relationship between self-concept and clothing behavior of elementary school children. For this purpose, 301 third and sixth graders two schools in Daegu-city were sampled. The Test of Self-Concept and Questionnaire on the Clothing Behavior were administered purpose of this study. The collected data were analyzed by the SPSS/PC Windows programs according to the research issues. Means and standard deviations were calculated and a three-way analysis of variance was applied to analyze the effects of grades, sex(gender), and self-concept on the clothing behavior. The major results of this study were as follows: 1. It was found that the mean score of the clothing behavior was significantly different depending the level of self-concept (group). The mean scores of manageability, psychological dependency, interest, and conformity of the high self-concept group were significantly higher than those of the low self-concept group. But, there was no significant difference between the high and low self-concept groups in the mean score of comformity. 2. There were statistically significant differences between the sex of children in the mean score of the clothing behavior. It was found that the mean score of manageability, psychological dependency, and interest of the female students were significantly higher than those of the male students. However the mean score of the comfortability of male students was significantly higher than that of the female students. In the meantime, there was no significant difference between the sex of students in the mean score of comformity.
Ⅰ. 서 론
Ⅱ. 이론적 배경
Ⅲ. 연구방법
Ⅳ. 연구결과