An investigation of the relationship between color choice and depression measured by the Beck Depression Inventory.
The relationship between self-reported depression and color preference was investigated. It was proposed that a cognitive schema would be activated affecting negatively that part of the environment selected for cognitive preference. When requested to select a series of preferred colors, the 72 undergraduates scoring above 10 on the Beck Depression Inventory tended to choose black or brown. It is believed that internal schema represented in 3 questions may be reflected in color choice(s).
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Department of Pschology, Louisiana State University in Shreveport 71115-2399,
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D001741:Black or African American; D002755:Choice Behavior; D003118:Color Perception; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011581:Psychological Tests; D044465:White People