Research Paper : Research on Term Selection for Subjective Skin Analysis

Park, Jung Sin; Kang, Soo Kyung

Journal of the Korean Society of Cosmetology 2009;15(3):1066-1073.
Published online September 30, 2009.

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Research Paper : Research on Term Selection for Subjective Skin Analysis

Jung Sin Park, Soo Kyung Kang

Abstract

This study is attempted to select subjective skin analysis terms with linguistic and emotional meaning. For data collection, free descriptive method and survey investigations were executed to construct subjective skin analysis adjectives, and to select antonyms of constructed adjectives, FGI was executed in expert group. For data analysis, to select terms for subjective skin analysis, t-test, ANOVA were executed as technology statistics, relations and suitability verification, and the results of suitability verification of extracted pair of antonyms are as follows. It determined the lexical meaning of subjective skin analysis terms via Korean dictionaries, thesauruses, and Internet dictionary key words, deduced a total of 22 adjective vocabulary with positive adjectives (10) and negative adjectives (12) about skin, executing FGI, and as the evaluation scale, 12 antonyms were established, such as [thick-thin], [rough-smooth], [clear-sordid], [slippery-coarse], [sensitive-dull], [yellow-ruddy color], [clear-sordid], [pale-lively], [sticky-parched], [sleek-haggard], [moist-dry], and [tight-inelastic]. Therefore, through this study, adjectives that can express linguistic sense about skin condition will be constructed, and has significance in presenting the most suitable antonym.

Key Words: Subjective Skin Analysis, Term Selection, Skin Sensitive Vocabulary, Adjective Deduction