고등학생들의 미의식, 외모관심도, 외모관리가 스트레스에 미치는 영향 -광주, 전남 지역을 중심으로-

Abstract

The aim of this study was to examine the effects of aesthetic consciousness, interest in appearance, and appearance management on stress in high school students using Pearson’s correlation analysis. The 850 students in Gwangju and Jeonnam were served as the subjects and the questionnaires of a total of 60 items and 5-point Likert scale were used. The internal beauty was positively correlated with the social, study, and concentration factors but negatively correlated with the parent-child relationship and physical factors. The appearance management and interest in appearance were positively correlated with all factors. The effects of aesthetic consciousness, appearance management, and interest in appearance on stress using step-wise multiple regression analysis were investigated. The social factor of stress was affected by the appearance consciousness, management awareness, and internal beauty. The appearance consciousness and appearance changes were affected by the parent-child relationship factor of stress and its explanation power was 2.7%. In the case of the physical factor of stress, it was affected by the appearance consciousness and its explanation power was 6.9%. The academic achievement factor of stress was affected by the management awareness, appearance consciousness, and appearance changes and its explanation power was 4.3%. The concentration factor of stress was strongly affected by the management awareness, management attitudes, hair styles, and appearance consciousness and its explanation power was 7.8%. Based on the results, being overly conscious of appearance and being active in changes were highly correlated with stress factors.