글로벌 소비자의 패션 라이프스타일 변화에 대한 종적연구 -미국 중국 소비자를 대상으로- = A Longitudinal study on Fashion Lifestyle Variable of Global Consumer -Comparison among US, China and EU-

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The purpose of this study is to examine the fashion lifestyle variable of global consumers and to compare among US, Chinese and EU consumers. The data were collected in US(n=749), China(n=702) and EU(n=1083) from 2008 to 2010. For analysis, factor analysis, reliability analysis, K-means cluster analysis and chi-square analysis of SPSS 18.0 are used. The research results are as follow: First, it is shown that significant lifestyle factors of global fashion consumers are adventure seeking, fashion-oriented, conspicuous consumption, leadership, brand-oriented, and DIY. As a result of the cluster analysis of lifestyle types, four cross-national market segments are identified. These segments can be labeled as follows: conservative fashion-oriented group, passive consumer group, neutral consumer group, active fashion-oriented group. Second, findings also reveal that fashion lifestyle segments had meaningful differences between nationality and by year. Third, the US consumers tended to have conservative fashion-oriented lifestyle in 2008, however global consumers were changed to have active fashion lifestyle in 2010. This research will be useful to global brands in planning marketing strategies by offering specific information for global consumer fashion lifestyle.