여자 중학생의 발의 형태분류에 따른 유형별 특성 분석

Abstract

The health of feet is connected with individual's health and affects a man's activity. Shoes need to be designedto protect feet and to absorb the impact of land. In order to choose suitable shoes for feet, the foot size and shape mustbe considered, so it is essential to grasp the exact size and shape of the foot. This study aims to present fundamental datashape junior high school boys in the early adolescent period. The subject were 217 Korean junior high school girls in agefrom 14 to 16 years old. The subjects were directly measured anthropometrically and indirectly analyzed photographically.7 factors were extracted through factor analysis and those factors comprised 78.59% of total variance. The factors werecharacterized foot length, fot girth and width, foot shape around the fifth toes, foot shape around the first toes, angle offot breadth, foot height, and foot length of upper foot. 3 clusters as their fot shape were categorized using 7 factor scoresby cluster analysis. Type 1 had smaller in fot girth, width and length than other types and with deformed fifth toe. Type2 had average size and high foot shape. Type 3 was characterized by long large foot with deformed first toe. The resultswould be a great support in producing and choosing appropriate shoes if forms are classified by subdividing foot form clas-