The aim of this study is to develop a theoretical basis for the fashion therapy that improves individual 's cognitive, emotional, social and behavioral aspects through various fashion behaviors. Especially, although the effectiveness of the fashion ha ...
The aim of this study is to develop a theoretical basis for the fashion therapy that improves individual 's cognitive, emotional, social and behavioral aspects through various fashion behaviors. Especially, although the effectiveness of the fashion has been empirically recognized in real life, it is necessary to study the positive aspect because it is focused on negative aspects such as compulsive buying and conspicuous consumption. While therapies are activated in various type of art therapy, the study of fashion therapy needs to be studies because the fashion therapy is proved to be insufficient. The purpose of this study is social goal. It aims to explore the future of fashion with the positive meaning of fashion and the social contribution through fashion. And it is an academic goal. We will contribute to the systematization and efficiency of fashion therapy research by developing a protocol that covers a wide range of fashion phenomena. Finally, the research is carried out by the industry needs to contribute to the enhancement of the social responsibility of fashion industry and the creation of a niche market in the fashion industry.
The research objects are as follows. First, the analysis of the social psychology related to fashion has established the sub-division such as appearance grooming, body modification, fashion shopping behavior and verified therapy effect according to each aspects. Second, the lack of various subjects for fashion therapy, we will establish the fundamental notion of fashion therapy research for the public and special group. Third, we will develop the fashion therapy protocol by revealing differences in the subject, situation, method, and effect of the application of the fashion therapy program according to the sub division. Especially, we will propose to an optimized protocol to use a various research fields including qualitative research and neurophysiological research.
The research scope was largely divided into the appearance management therapy and the fashion retail therapy and this study is to investigate the effect, to expand the range of fashion therapy research such as cosmetics, skin care, cosmetic surgery and weight management as well as apparel and fashion accessories. In addition, the fashion shopping behavior is divided into purchasing and socialization, and the element and the effect of retail therapy which consumer perceives are studied. In particular, we tried to present a fashion therapy strategy for each retail channel by analyzing the effects of on-line and off-line.
The results for fashion therapy are as follows.
First, we conducted a 7 week fashion therapy program to verify the psychological, emotional, social, and behavioral therapeutic effects. Based on this results, a fashion therapy protocol of the causes, symptoms, mechanisms and effects was presented. In addition, we proposed a fashion therapy program and process to utilize fashion therapy.
Second, the research was carried out based on various interdisciplinary researches such as psychotherapy, cognitive psychology, and neurophysiology. The research was conducted through various methods such as implicit association test, phenomenological qualitative analysis, neurophysiological measurement, SNS and the effect was verified. The implicit association test based on cognitive psychology was applied to fashion therapy and it confirmed that it has a positive effect where fashion is inner side mentality. It also addressed the cause pleasure by measuring the heart rate(HR) and facial EMG of neurophysiology. In particular, it demonstrated that the effects of online experience have been proven, and using SNS, real-time effects and recognition effects have been identified. Third, we attempted diversification of therapeutic subjects. The effect of the fashion therapy program in the depressed women group was verified and the effect of the qualitative approach to the body modification was confirmed in the special group. In addition, we examined the effects of online shopping in order to understand the effect on consumers in everyday life, and it found that fashion retail therapy effects on shopping in actual stores.
This study can be used variously. Based on the fashion therapy protocol, it is expected to make a good social contribution if it is applied to women with complex in appearance, to activate the fashion therapist. It can also be used as a guideline for helping the appearance management to improve physical discomfort such as disability and breast cancer. Also, the results of retail therapy can be utilized for the operation of the shopping mall that can help the consumer well - being. Finally, based on the results of fashion therapeutic effects, it is expected that fashion industry will be able to play a niche market strategy and it will help to find a virtuous cycle structure of social contribution.