The purpose of the study was to compare the culture and the clothing value between Korean and American college students, especially men. Also, this study was to analyze the culture effect on the clothing value. The survey was performed and 200 questionnaires were utilized for this study. The SPSS 12.0 was used to analyze the technical statistics like average, frequency, t-test, factor analysis, multiple regression analysis. The result showed, first, there were some 2 major cultural differences such as power distance and long-term orientation between Korean and American college men. Comparatively, Korean college men showed higher masculinity and lower power distance and long-term orientation. Second, there were differences in the clothing value aspect. Both of them considered the economic clothing value to be most important. Third, there were some differences in the clothing value because of the cultural differences. For Korean college men, there were masculinity and long term orientation that had an effect on the social and religious clothing values, however, for American college men, power distance, masculinity and long term orientation that had an effect on the social, religious, theoretical and economic values.

The purpose of this study was to compare clothing values and clothing purchasing behaviors between Korean and American college students, especially men. Also this study was to analyze the clothing values effect on the clothing purchasing behavior. For the practical study, 200 questionaries were surveyed, 110 from Korea and 105 from American. The average and frequency, t-test, χ2, multi-variate analysis of variance and factor analysis were used for this study. The result showed, first, there were little differences in the clothing value aspect. Both Korean college men and American college men considered the theoretical value to be most important, however, the American college men were higher than the Korean college men for theoretical, economic and political values. Compared to the Americans, the Koreans considered social clothing value to be more important but theoretical, economic and political values were less important. Second, there were some differences in most of all the clothing purchasing behaviors. There were slight differences in the reasons for the purchases between Korean and American college men. Both of them said that they purchase clothes to satisfy their needs. Regarding the information sources for the purchase, The Korean college men were slightly higher than the American college men for the media information sources and lower than them for the human information sources. Regarding the place where the clothes were purchased, the Korean college men preferred to make purchases at department stores, and the American college men preferred shopping malls. Regarding the monthly expenses for clothing, less than 50,000 won($50) was the average for most of the Korean women, but most of the American college women spent 100,000 150,000 won($150) per month. Third, the clothing value was different in the reason for purchasing, the purchasing information source, the purchasing place, and the monthly expenses for the clothing.

본 연구의 목적은 성인여성의 인구통계적 변인에 따른 신체만족도, 욕구, 의복가치관의 차이를 조사하고, 인구통계적 변인, 신체만족도, 욕구의 변인이 의복가치관에 미치는 영향을 규명하는 데 있다. 본 연구는 인구통계적 변인에 따른 신체만족도, 욕구, 의복가치관의 차이를 알아보기 위하여 one-way ANOVA분석과 Scheffé검증을 하였으며, 인구통계적 변인, 신체만족도, 욕구의 변인이 의복가치관에 미치는 영향을 알아보기 위하여 다중회귀분석을 실시하였다. 조사대상자는 경남지역에 거주하는 20-50대 사이의 성인여성 436명이었으며, 연구결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 인구통계적 변인에 따른 신체만족도, 욕구, 의복가치관은 부분적으로 유의미한 차이를 보였고, 특히 미디어접촉도는 신체만족도, 욕구, 의복가치관에 미치는 가장 중요한 요인으로 드러났다. 그러나 수입과 직업유무는 의복가치관의 어떠한 하위변인에서도 차이를 나타내지 않았다. 또한 의복가치관은 인구통계적 변인, 신체만족도, 욕구가 부분적으로 영향을 미치는 변수임을 알 수 있었다.