Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine if personality types affect hair style and clothing image. Personality types was applied using Myers-Briggs Type Indicator(MBTI). Subjects were 101 students at Keimyung University in Daegu, Korea. Data analysis was performed using SPSS package, which included ANOVA, t-test and ${\chi}^2-test$. The results were summarized as follows. 1. There was only significant relationship between hair style and personality type. Sensing type preferred hair wave style than intuition type. 2. There were several significant differences between clothing image and personality type. Extroversion preferred avantgarde clothing image more than introversion type. Intuition type preferred exotic and avantgarde clothing image more than sensing type. Feeling type preferred active clothing image more than thinking type. Judging type preferred elegance clothing image more than perceiving type. 3. There was significant relationship between hair style and clothing image preference by personality types in college students. Intuition type preferred exotic and avantgarde clothing image and waveless hair style.

Keywords

• personality types;
• hair style;
• clothing image;
• MBTI

• 성격 유형;
• 헤어 스타일;
• 의복 이미지;