With the introduction of "Working 5 days a Week System" which was partially initiated in 2001, working hour reduction and leisure time increase have brought leisure culture popularity that wasn't tasted before. This study, henceforth, focuses on analy...
With the introduction of "Working 5 days a Week System" which was partially initiated in 2001, working hour reduction and leisure time increase have brought leisure culture popularity that wasn't tasted before. This study, henceforth, focuses on analysis of workers' trends of leisure consciousness along with the effect to clothing purchase behavior brought by life value modification of change of lifestyle due to the introduction and rapidly wide spreading "Working 5 days a Week System" which was driven by government policy.
In this study, following subjects are encompassed;
First, Has "Working 5 days a Week System" affected workers' liestyle and life value?
Second, Has "Working 5 days a Week System" affected workers' clothing standards?
Third, Has "Working 5 days a Week System" affected workers' leisure life?
Forth, Has "Working 5 days a Week System" affected workers' leisurewear purchaing behavior?
Fifth, Has differentiated lifestyle and value due to "Working 5 days a Week System" affected workers' leisurewear purchasing behavior?
The study was conducted by two part; theological study and empirical study. Through theological study, "Working 5 days a Week System", Leisure, Lifestyle, Value, and leisure wear-purchasing behavior were analyzed. For empirical study, Questionnaire method was applied.
In Questionnaire, workers with age range between 20 to 40. living in Seoul who benefit "Working 5 days a Week System" are subjected as a comparison with workers working under 6 days a week system in studying their changed lifestyle, life value, clothing purchasing behavior. Data collection was performed from January to February 2004 by distribution 1024 copies and returned total of 912 copies. Among them, 856 copies were regarded as final analytical data.
Statistical filtering was dond by SPSS Program on which frequency analysis, factor analysis Mean analysis individual exemplary analysis, Cross analysis, x² analysis, two-way ANOVA were used.
The evaluation results were as follow:
First, According to analysis on lifestyle and life value per group based on "Working 5 days a Week System" initiation, the group in "Working 5 days a Week System" has tendency to incorporate to leisure life, showing up, aggressive in clothing purchasing activity than those who work 6 days a week.
Meantime, Life value of workers with "Working 5 days a Week System" appears that they have more self esteem, thought of accomplishment, pleasure that lead self oriented value system than ware Second, Accordign to analysis of workers' leisure wear attitude and evaluation standards that are affected by "Working 5 days a Week System", It appeared that workers with "Working 5 days a Week System" showed more interesting in fashion, symbol, practical point in clothing than those who work 6 days a week. And workers with "Working 6 days a Week System" showed more interesting on variation in clothing application, managing simplicity.
Third, According to study results of relation between "Working 5 days a Week System" and leisurewear purchasing frequency and expenses, workers with "Working 5 days a Week System" showed spending more in purchasing leisurewear by spending once per season than those who work 6 days a week by spending 1 - 2 times a year. As for the purchasing amount, workers with "Working 5 days a Week System" spent 50,000 ~ 100,000/month compare to those who work 6 days a week are spending less thatn 50,000 won/month.
Forth, The analysis results of influence for "Working 5 days a Week System" and lifestyle to leisurewear showed that these two factors have close relation and interaction with leisurewear utilization, interesting to fashion, symbolizing social status.
Fifth, According to analysis of effect of "Working 5 days a Week System" and lifestyle to leisurewear evaluation standards, thes two factors showed that they have close relation and interaction with clothing colors, materials used, activity performance, style, design, trends, uniqeness, resemblances with its group, coordination with other clothing, variety of its application, country of origin, brand name.
Sixth, According to analysis of effect of "Working 5 days a Week System" and lifestyle to leisurewear behavior, it showed that these two factors have close relation and interaction with leisurewear application.
Seventh, According to analysis of effect of "Working 5 days a Week System" and lifestyle to leisurewear behavior, it showed that these two factors have close relation and interaction with leisurewear quality and comfort and enotional feeling.
According to analysis of effect of lifestyle and life value due to introduction of "Working 5 days a Week System", The core factor was that "Working 5 days a Week System" increases leisurewear purchasing. Moreover, In terms of purchasing leisurewear, workers with "Working 5 days a Week System" regard leisurewear as a sort of fashion item. And Since spending amount and times for purchasing leisurewear for leisure activity of the workers with "Working 5 days a Week System" are higher than those who work 6 days a week, it appeared that "Working 5 days a Week System" will bring a major factor for inviting many new trends in workers clothing activity.