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성민경 ( Sung Min-Kyoung ) - 서울여자대학교 대학원 아동학과
장연집 ( Chang Yeon-Jip ) - 서울여자대학교 특수치료전문대학원
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study is to understand what the essence and the meaning of teenage School girls experiences of appearance-management.
Method: To understand the meaning of teenage Schoolgirls experiences of appearance-management, the study went through 10 steps consisted of ‘concentration on the essence of experiences’, ‘existential research’, ‘reflection of hermeneutic phenomenology’, ‘writing of phenomenology’ and so on by applying the research method of van Manen, which are one of quality research methods of hermeneutic phenomenology. The experience statement data were collected through in-depth interviews from May to October, 2006.
Result: After analyzing the collected date, the essential subjects of teenage schoolgirls experiences of appearance-management was categorized as follows: ‘the Internet and all kinds of media encourage appearance-management’, ‘I evaluate my appearance form other’s viewpoint’, ‘I am unhappy with my appearance that falls short of society standards of beauty’, ‘The interest in appearance-management becomes a significant factor in building a friendship’, ‘Unlimited attention is given to appearance’, ‘Appearance-management becomes a means for stress relief and personality expression’, ‘Appearance-management has become part of student life’.
Conclusion: The essential subjects above revealed that the essence and the meaning of teenage schoolgirls experiences of appearance-management were meant to gain following goals: the efforts to overcome negative feelings one’s own appearance, the efforts to be recognized by others, a means to build friendships, acquiring ‘self-confidence’ and ‘self-satisfaction’ attributed to male students’ attention. The conclusion of the study can be utilized as basic materials when youth counselors develop a counseling program. Also it offers teenage schoolgirls an opportunity for self- discovery and self-growth. The study suggests that an appearance-management education program accompanied by sound physical development should be organized for adolescents. In addition, in order to help parents with understanding and raising children, a parent education program needs to be developed as well. Also, in-depth research need to be conducted not only on girls’ but also on boys’ appearance-management and experiences of appearance-management of various ages.
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KeyWords
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외모관리, 십대 여학생, 해석학적 현상학 연구
Appearance-management, Teenage Schoolgirls, Hermeneutic Phenomenological Study
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원문 및 링크아웃 정보
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등재저널 정보
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