title: Anxiety and color saturation preference.
abstract: The relationship between personality characteristics and color preference was investigated. Of 49 women and 17 men, 30 individuals scoring above the mean on an anxiety scale preferred significantly less saturated colors than 36 individuals scoring below the mean.
authors.affiliation: California State University, Chico.
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Ireland
authors.forename: Y M
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Warren
authors.forename: L G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Herringer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000523:psychology*; D001143:Arousal; D001288:Attention; D002755:Choice Behavior; D003118:Color Perception; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010555:Personality Inventory