Domicele Jonauskaite, Déborah Epicoco, Abdulrahman S Al-Rasheed, John Jamir Benzon R Aruta, Victoria Bogushevskaya, Sanne G Brederoo, Violeta Corona, Sergejs Fomins, Alena Gizdic, Yulia A Griber, Jelena Havelka, Marco Hirnstein, George John, Daniela S Jopp, Bodil Karlsson, Nikos Konstantinou, Éric Laurent, Lynn Marquardt, Philip C Mefoh, Daniel Oberfeld, Marietta Papadatou-Pastou, Corinna M Perchtold-Stefan, Giulia F M Spagnulo, Aygun Sultanova, Takumi Tanaka, Ma Criselda Tengco-Pacquing, Mari Uusküla, Grażyna Wąsowicz, Christine Mohr
As people age, they tend to spend more time indoors, and the colours in their surroundings may significantly impact their mood and overall well-being. However, there is a lack of empirical evidence to provide informed guidance on colour choices, irrespective of age group. To work towards informed choices, we investigated whether the associations between colours and emotions observed in younger individuals also apply to older adults. We recruited 7393 participants, aged between 16 and 88 years and coming from 31 countries...
December 2, 2023: British Journal of Psychology