이 연구는 무용전공 학생의 성형 인식 및 경험 실태를 밝히기 위하여 무용을 전공하고 있는 고등학생과 대학생 440명을 대상으로 하고, 일반 고등학생과 대학생 559명을 비교집단으로 설정하였다. 두 집단 간의 성형인식, 성형경험, 성형중독의 차이를 분석하기위해 x² 검증과 t-test를 실시하였으며 무용전공학생의 배경요인, 무용경험관련 요인에 따른 성형인식, 성형경험, 성형중독의 차이를 분석하기위해 ANOVA를 실시하였는데 그 결과 첫째, 무용전공학생이 성형경험비율이 더 높았으며, 성형목적은 미용과 입시 순으로 나타났고, 성형을 결정하는데 있어 본인결정 다음으로 선생님의 권유가 높게 나타났다. 둘째, 무용전공학생이 성형인식에 더 높게 나타났다. 셋째, 무용전공학생의 성형부위 횟수가 더 많았다. 넷째, 무용전공학생이 성형욕구로 인한 생활장애를 더 많이 겪고 있었으며, 성형효과에 대한 긍정적기대도 높았다. 다섯째, 성형경험비율은 남학생보다 여학생이, 고등학생보다 대학생이 높았고, 성형경험비율은 한국무용, 발레, 현대무용 순으로 높게 나타났다. 여섯째, 성형인식은 여학생이 남학생보다, 대학생이 고등학생보다 높게 나타났고 입시를 위한 성형필요성에서만 고등학생이 대학생보다 높게 나타났으며 그 중에서도 한국무용 전공자가 가장 높게 나타났다. 일곱째, 대학생이 고등학생보다 성형 경과시간이 길었으며, 주 연습량이 많은 학생일수록 성형부위 횟수는 더 많았고, 성형경과시간은 더 짧게 나타났다. 여덟째, 여학생이 남학생보다 대학생이 고등학생보다 성형중독에서 높게 나타났고 전공별로는 한국무용이 가장 높았으며, 무용경력이 더 많은 학생이 적은 학생보다, 주당 연습량이 적은 학생이 많은 학생보다 긍정적 기대와 생활장애가 높게 나타났고 중위권 실력의 학생이 중상위권의 학생보다 내성·의존이 더 높게 나타났다. 이상을 종합해 볼 때, 무용전공학생의 성형 중독 정도 또한 간과할 수 없는 문제이며 입시를 위한 무분별한 성형권유 또한 자제되어야 한다. 또한 무용수로써 외모만 강조되는 것은 지양해야할 것으로 사료된다.
This study did research for verifying the actual condition of the cosmetic surgery perception and experience of students in dance major. This study did target 440 students in dance major in high school and university and set up a comparative group of 559 students who were not in dance major in high school and university. This study did carry out x²and t-test in order to analyze the differences of cosmetic surgery perception, experience, and addiction between two groups. And this study also did carry out ANOVA in order to analyze the differences of cosmetic surgery perception, experience, and addiction by background factors and dance experience related factors of students in dance major. As a result of the study, there are eight outstanding issues. First, this study shows the cosmetic surgery experience rate of a group of students in dance major is higher than that of the other group, and the main purpose of cosmetic surgery is the beauty care, followed by entrance examinations. And this study shows the main decision-maker of cosmetic surgery is themselves, followed by their teachers. Second, the cosmetic surgery perception of a group of students in dance major is higher than that of the other group. Third, the cosmetic surgery operated areas of a group of students in dance major are more than that of the other group. Fourth, students in dance major have experienced a difficult time due to the needs of cosmetic surgery, but have high expectations of cosmetic surgery effects. Fifth, the cosmetic surgery experience rate of girls is higher that of boys, and that of college students is higher than that of high school students, and that of the Korean traditional dance is highest, followed by Ballet, Modern Dance in sequence. Sixth, the cosmetic surgery perception of girls is higher than that of boys, and that of college students is higher than that of high school students, and that of students in the Korean traditional dance major is highest among dance genres. Seventh, the cosmetic surgery elapsed time of college students is longer than that of high school students, and the cosmetic surgery operated area of students whose the weekly amount of practice is a lot are more than that of students whose the weekly amount of practice is not a lot. Also, the cosmetic surgery elapsed time of students whose the weekly amount of practice is a lot is longer than that of students whose the weekly amount of practice is not a lot. Lastly, the cosmetic surgery addiction of girls is more than that of boys, and that of college students is more than that of high school students, and that of the Korean traditional dance is most among dance genres. And students who have a long career and whose the weekly amount of practice is a lot have a more difficult time due to the needs of cosmetic surgery and higher expectations of cosmetic surgery effects than students who have a short career and whose the weekly amount of practice is not a lot. Also, the tolerance and dependence of students who score in the middle percentile is higher than that of students who score in upper middle percentile. In conclusion, the cosmetic surgery addiction of students in dance major is a serious problem that cannot be ignored. And the indiscreet cosmetic surgery suggestion for entrance examinations should be avoided and emphasizing only looking pretty for dancers must be sublated.