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2. A comparative analysis of colour–emotion associations in 16–88‐year‐old adults from 31 countries.
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Jonauskaite, Domicele, Epicoco, Déborah, Al‐rasheed, Abdulrahman S., Aruta, John Jamir Benzon R., Bogushevskaya, Victoria, Brederoo, Sanne G., Corona, Violeta, Fomins, Sergejs, Gizdic, Alena, Griber, Yulia A., Havelka, Jelena, Hirnstein, Marco, John, George, Jopp, Daniela S., Karlsson, Bodil, Konstantinou, Nikos, Laurent, Éric, Marquardt, Lynn, Mefoh, Philip C., and Oberfeld, Daniel
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PEARSON correlation (Statistics) , *SATISFACTION , *AROUSAL (Physiology) , *COLOR vision , *EMOTIONS , *AGE distribution , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics , *SURVEYS , *AGING , *AFFECT (Psychology) , *COMPARATIVE studies , *WELL-being , *CULTURAL pluralism - Abstract
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. Each participant associated 12 colour terms with 20 emotion concepts and rated the intensity of each associated emotion. Different age groups exhibited highly similar patterns of colour–emotion associations (average similarity coefficient of.97), with subtle yet meaningful age‐related differences. Adolescents associated the greatest number but the least positively biased emotions with colours. Older participants associated a smaller number but more intense and more positive emotions with all colour terms, displaying a positivity effect. Age also predicted arousal and power biases, varying by colour. Findings suggest parallels in colour–emotion associations between younger and older adults, with subtle but significant age‐related variations. Future studies should next assess whether colour–emotion associations reflect what people actually feel when exposed to colour. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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3. Stripping #The Dress: the importance of contextual information on inter-individual differences in colour perception
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Jonauskaite, Domicele, Dael, Nele, Parraga, C. Alejandro, Chèvre, Laetitia, García Sánchez, Alejandro, and Mohr, Christine
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- 2020
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4. Interactive Digital Engagement With Visual Artworks and Cultural Artefacts Enhances User Aesthetic Experiences in the Laboratory and Museum.
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Jonauskaite, Domicele, Dael, Nele, Baboulaz, Loïc, Chèvre, Laetitia, Cierny, Inez, Ducimetière, Nicolas, Fekete, Anna, Gabioud, Pierre, Leder, Helmut, Vetterli, Martin, and Mohr, Christine
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AESTHETIC experience , *USER experience , *MUSEUMS , *AESTHETICS , *DIGITAL technology - Abstract
Digital technologies reshape the way we interact with our environment, including with artworks. Advanced computational imaging solutions allow having extremely high-resolution digital reproductions of artworks outside museums, presumably increasing artwork engagement. We tested whether exploring such reproductions via an interactive interface heightened aesthetic appreciation and enhanced recognition. With this interface, observers can move, turn, zoom, and relight the digital reproductions (; ). In Study 1, 82 participants explored paintings in the laboratory. In Study 2, 63 participants explored precious cultural artefacts in the museum. In both studies, participants' aesthetic appreciation (interest, pleasure, intensity, subjective learning) was higher towards artworks they had explored interactively as compared to non-interactively or as physical objects, highlighting the advantage of the tested technology. However, we found no evidence that interactive exploration improved artwork recognition. More studies are needed to learn when and why digital interaction is beneficial above and beyond subjective aesthetic evaluations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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5. Special collection: Color and emotion.
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Jonauskaite, Domicele and Thorstenson, Christopher A.
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This article discusses the connection between color and emotion. It highlights the long history of scholarly interest in this topic, from Aristotle's belief in the affective powers of colors to Goethe's Theory of Colors. The article acknowledges the public interest in using color to shape emotional experiences but cautions that there is a lack of empirical evidence in this area. However, recent research has started to reveal systematic connections between color and emotion, considering factors such as hue, saturation, and lightness. The article calls for increased interdisciplinary collaboration to further advance our understanding of the relationship between color and emotion. It also emphasizes the importance of precise definitions and operationalizations of both color and emotion in research. The article concludes by inviting researchers to submit manuscripts for a special collection on color and emotion in Color Research and Application. [Extracted from the article]
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- 2024
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6. Pink for Girls, Red for Boys, and Blue for Both Genders: Colour Preferences in Children and Adults
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Jonauskaite, Domicele, Dael, Nele, Chèvre, Laetitia, Althaus, Betty, Tremea, Alessandro, Charalambides, Laetitia, and Mohr, Christine
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- 2019
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7. Perceived changes in knowledge and confidence of doctors and midwives after the completion of the Standardized Trainings in Obstetrical Emergencies
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Urbutė, Aivara, Paulionytė, Marija, Jonauskaitė, Domicelė, Machtejevienė, Eglė, Nadišauskienė, Rūta J., Dambrauskas, Žilvinas, Dobožinskas, Paulius, and Kliučinskas, Mindaugas
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- 2017
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8. The PURPLE mystery: Semantic meaning of three purple terms in French speakers from Algeria, France, and Switzerland.
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Epicoco, Déborah, Mohr, Christine, Uusküla, Mari, Quiblier, Michael, Meziane, Maliha Bouayed, Laurent, Eric, Spagnulo, Giulia F. M., and Jonauskaite, Domicele
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FRENCH language ,PSYCHOLOGY of color - Abstract
Studies on the color category PURPLE yielded inconsistent category boundaries, focal colors, and color‐emotion associations. In French, there are at least three color terms referring to the shades of purple, potentially weighing on these inconsistencies. Thus, we tested the semantic breadth and richness in semantic meaning of violet (basic term), lilas (non‐basic), and pourpre (non‐basic). We collected free associations in 274 French speakers from Algeria, France, and Switzerland, yielding 2079 responses, of which 436 were discrete and 275 were unique. Frequency analyses and semantic coding supported the basicness status of violet in French, within a hierarchically structured semantic system. Moreover, the meaning of the three terms was not synonymous. Violet had the most abstract meaning. Lilas had the narrowest meaning, mainly referring to Natural Entities. Pourpre seemed close to RED. We found no differences between the countries. Future studies should extend this approach to other languages and other color terms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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9. Relationship status and sex differences in emotion lateralisation: An examination contrasting the processing of emotional infant and adult faces
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Bourne, Victoria J. and Jonauskaite, Domicele
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- 2015
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10. Individual differences in self-reported lie detection abilities.
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Fernandes, Mélanie, Jonauskaite, Domicele, Tomas, Frédéric, Laurent, Eric, and Mohr, Christine
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LIE detectors & detection , *INDIVIDUAL differences , *PERSONALITY , *SOCIAL desirability , *EMOTIONAL intelligence - Abstract
Previous literature on lie detection abilities bears an interesting paradox. On the group level, people detect others' lies at guessing level. However, when asked to evaluate their own abilities, people report being able to detect lies (i.e., self-reported lie detection). Understanding this paradox is important because decisions which rely on credibility assessment and deception detection can have serious implications (e.g., trust in others, legal issues). In two online studies, we tested whether individual differences account for variance in self-reported lie detection abilities. We assessed personality traits (Big-Six personality traits, Dark Triad), empathy, emotional intelligence, cultural values, trust level, social desirability, and belief in one's own lie detection abilities. In both studies, mean self-reported lie detection abilities were above chance level. Then, lower out-group trust and higher social desirability levels predicted higher self-reported lie detection abilities. These results suggest that social trust and norms shape our beliefs about our own lie detection abilities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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11. Consensus Paper: Current Perspectives on Abstract Concepts and Future Research Directions.
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Banks, Briony, Borghi, Anna M., Fargier, Raphaël, Fini, Chiara, Jonauskaite, Domicele, Mazzuca, Claudia, Montalti, Martina, Villani, Caterina, and Woodin, Greg
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COGNITIVE science ,LINGUISTICS ,PSYCHOLOGY ,SENSORIMOTOR integration ,SOCIAL interaction - Abstract
Abstract concepts are relevant to a wide range of disciplines, including cognitive science, linguistics, psychology, cognitive, social, and affective neuroscience, and philosophy. This consensus paper synthesizes the work and views of researchers in the field, discussing current perspectives on theoretical and methodological issues, and recommendations for future research. In this paper, we urge researchers to go beyond the traditional abstract-concrete dichotomy and consider the multiple dimensions that characterize concepts (e.g., sensorimotor experience, social interaction, conceptual metaphor), as well as the mediating influence of linguistic and cultural context on conceptual representations. We also promote the use of interactive methods to investigate both the comprehension and production of abstract concepts, while also focusing on individual differences in conceptual representations. Overall, we argue that abstract concepts should be studied in a more nuanced way that takes into account their complexity and diversity, which should permit us a fuller, more holistic understanding of abstract cognition. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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12. Discussing color representations and implicit assumptions in Schloss et al.'s (2020) study on conventional notions of color‐emotion associations.
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Jonauskaite, Domicele and Mohr, Christine
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COLOR vision , *COLOR - Abstract
After controlling for lightness and chroma statistically or colorimetrically, Schloss et al. (2020, JOSA A) showed that yellow hues were not judged to be happier than blue hues. They concluded that high lightness and high chroma rather than yellow hue drive yellow‐happy associations. We agree with their main conclusions but wish to expand on two underdeveloped discussion themes: (i) the notion of experience versus concept, and (ii) implicit assumptions. Our commentary highlights the complexity of psychological studies on color‐affect associations, including possibilities of alternative data interpretations and directions for future studies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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13. A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words: Emotion Recognition and Qualitative Impressions of Armand Henrion's Self-Portraits Displaying Mixed Emotions.
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Müller, Lauriane, Mohr, Christine, Cano, Caroline, Camenzind, Lucia, Soborun, Yanisha, and Jonauskaite, Domicele
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EMOTION recognition ,SELF-portraits ,WORD recognition ,EMOTIONS ,FACIAL expression - Abstract
Researchers often study recognition of single emotions. Realistic faces, however, display several emotions in quick sequence or at the same time (mixed emotions). This likely causes interindividual differences in peoples' reactions to the same situations and stimuli. We studied such differences using 11 self-portraits painted by Armand Henrion (1875–1958), in which he depicts himself as a Pierrot clown displaying different affective states. Thirty-eight adult participants (15 men) saw the self-portraits twice (one brief, then one unlimited presentation). After the first brief presentation (1–2 s), participants (i) selected the most prominent emotion (out of 20) and (ii) rated the intensity of this emotion. After the second unlimited presentation, participants performed the same selections and ratings before describing what could have caused the facial expression (qualitative data). Results confirmed that Armand Henrion's self-portraits display mixed emotions: participants selected diverse emotions, sometimes differing in valence. Participants selected comparable emotions between presentations but rated them as more intense the second time. The qualitative answers complemented the selected emotions. For instance, when some participants chose 'disgust', others chose 'sadness' for the same self-portrait. The qualitative answer matched this choice, indicating that the character either "ate or drank something they don't like" or "lost something or someone". We conclude that Armand Henrion's self-portraits provide a promising set of facial stimuli to investigate mixed emotions. Each self-portrait displays diverse emotions of varying intensities and they are realistic because they could all be linked to possible situations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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14. English colour terms carry gender and valence biases: A corpus study using word embeddings.
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Jonauskaite, Domicele, Sutton, Adam, Cristianini, Nello, and Mohr, Christine
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SEX discrimination , *GENDER , *CORPORA , *WESTERN society , *PINK - Abstract
In Western societies, the stereotype prevails that pink is for girls and blue is for boys. A third possible gendered colour is red. While liked by women, it represents power, stereotypically a masculine characteristic. Empirical studies confirmed such gendered connotations when testing colour-emotion associations or colour preferences in males and females. Furthermore, empirical studies demonstrated that pink is a positive colour, blue is mainly a positive colour, and red is both a positive and a negative colour. Here, we assessed if the same valence and gender connotations appear in widely available written texts (Wikipedia and newswire articles). Using a word embedding method (GloVe), we extracted gender and valence biases for blue, pink, and red, as well as for the remaining basic colour terms from a large English-language corpus containing six billion words. We found and confirmed that pink was biased towards femininity and positivity, and blue was biased towards positivity. We found no strong gender bias for blue, and no strong gender or valence biases for red. For the remaining colour terms, we only found that green, white, and brown were positively biased. Our finding on pink shows that writers of widely available English texts use this colour term to convey femininity. This gendered communication reinforces the notion that results from research studies find their analogue in real word phenomena. Other findings were either consistent or inconsistent with results from research studies. We argue that widely available written texts have biases on their own, because they have been filtered according to context, time, and what is appropriate to be reported. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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15. Colour-emotion associations in individuals with red-green colour blindness.
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Jonauskaite, Domicele, Camenzind, Lucia, Parraga, C. Alejandro, Diouf, Cécile N., Ducommun, Mathieu Mercapide, Müller, Lauriane, Norberg, Mélanie, and Mohr, Christine
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COLOR blindness ,COLOR ,EMOTIONS ,ADULTS - Abstract
Colours and emotions are associated in languages and traditions. Some of us may convey sadness by saying feeling blue or by wearing black clothes at funerals. The first example is a conceptual experience of colour and the second example is an immediate perceptual experience of colour. To investigate whether one or the other type of experience more strongly drives colour-emotion associations, we tested 64 congenitally red-green colour-blind men and 66 non-colour-blind men. All participants associated 12 colours, presented as terms or patches, with 20 emotion concepts, and rated intensities of the associated emotions. We found that colour-blind and noncolour-blind men associated similar emotions with colours, irrespective of whether colours were conveyed via terms (r D .82) or patches (r D .80). The colour-emotion associations and the emotion intensities were not modulated by participants' severity of colour blindness. Hinting at some additional, although minor, role of actual colour perception, the consistencies in associations for colour terms and patches were higher in non-colour-blind than colour-blind men. Together, these results suggest that colouremotion associations in adults do not require immediate perceptual colour experiences, as conceptual experiences are sufficient. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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16. What Does Your Favourite Colour Say About Your Personality? Not Much.
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Jonauskaite, Domicele, Thalmayer, Amber Gayle, Müller, Lauriane, and Mohr, Christine
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PSYCHOLOGY , *PSYCHOLOGISTS , *PERSONALITY , *INDIVIDUAL differences , *ANALYSIS of variance - Abstract
The claim that favourite colours reveal individuals’ personalities is popular in the media yet lacks scientific support. We assessed this claim in two stages. First, we catalogued claims from six popular websites, and matched them to key Big Six/HEXACO trait terms, ultimately identifying 11 specific, systematic, testable predictions (e.g., higher Extraversion among those who prefer red, orange, yellow, pink, or turquoise). Next, we tested these predictions in terms of the Big Six personality trait scores and reports of favourite and least favourite colours from 323 Frenchspeaking participants. For every prediction (e.g., red-extraversion), we compared trait scores between participants who chose or did not choose the predicted colour using Welch’s t-tests. We failed to confirm any of the 11 predictions. Further exploratory analyses (MANOVA) revealed no associations between colour preferences and personality trait. Favourite colours appear unrelated to personality, failing to support the practical utility of colour-based personality assessment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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17. Universal Patterns in Color-Emotion Associations Are Further Shaped by Linguistic and Geographic Proximity.
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Jonauskaite, Domicele, Abu-Akel, Ahmad, Dael, Nele, Oberfeld, Daniel, Abdel-Khalek, Ahmed M., Al-Rasheed, Abdulrahman S., Antonietti, Jean-Philippe, Bogushevskaya, Victoria, Chamseddine, Amer, Chkonia, Eka, Corona, Violeta, Fonseca-Pedrero, Eduardo, Griber, Yulia A., Grimshaw, Gina, Hasan, Aya Ahmed, Havelka, Jelena, Hirnstein, Marco, Karlsson, Bodil S. A., Laurent, Eric, and Lindeman, Marjaana
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COLOR vision , *WELL-being - Abstract
Many of us "see red," "feel blue," or "turn green with envy." Are such color-emotion associations fundamental to our shared cognitive architecture, or are they cultural creations learned through our languages and traditions? To answer these questions, we tested emotional associations of colors in 4,598 participants from 30 nations speaking 22 native languages. Participants associated 20 emotion concepts with 12 color terms. Pattern-similarity analyses revealed universal color-emotion associations (average similarity coefficient r =.88). However, local differences were also apparent. A machine-learning algorithm revealed that nation predicted color-emotion associations above and beyond those observed universally. Similarity was greater when nations were linguistically or geographically close. This study highlights robust universal color-emotion associations, further modulated by linguistic and geographic factors. These results pose further theoretical and empirical questions about the affective properties of color and may inform practice in applied domains, such as well-being and design. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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18. To see or not to see: Importance of color perception to color therapy.
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Jonauskaite, Domicele, Tremea, Irina, Bürki, Loyse, Diouf, Cécile N., and Mohr, Christine
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COLOR vision , *PSYCHOLOGY of color - Abstract
Color therapy, healing through color, supposedly works through the physical exposure to color. In two studies, we assessed stress and anxiety reduction after color exposure using a commercially available relaxation‐through‐color routine. Participants either completed the routine by looking at the accompanying color disks or at a white patch. In study 1 (longitudinal), 60 participants completed the routine three times, each testing session separated by a week. In study 2 (cross‐sectional), 63 participants completed half of the trials once. In both studies, we recorded a decrease in stress and anxiety levels comparing before‐after scores. In study 1, we recorded incremental decreases with each week. Crucially, decreases were the same whether participants (a) physically saw colors or not, and (b) completed the full or shortened version. We conclude that other factors but physical exposure to color explain changes in affective states associated with this and probably other color therapy routines. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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19. A machine learning approach to quantify the specificity of colour-emotion associations and their cultural differences.
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Jonauskaite, Domicele, Wicker, Jörg, Mohr, Christine, Dael, Nele, Havelka, Jelena, Papadatou-Pastou, Marietta, Meng Zhang, and Oberfeld, Daniel
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- 2019
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20. What color do you feel? Color choices are driven by mood.
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Jonauskaite, Domicele, Althaus, Betty, Dael, Nele, Dan‐Glauser, Elise, and Mohr, Christine
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PSYCHOLOGY of color , *COGNITIVE psychology , *MOOD (Psychology) , *EMOTIONS , *STIMULUS & response (Psychology) - Abstract
Popular opinion holds that color has specific affective meaning. Brighter, more chromatic, and warm colors were conceptually linked to positive stimuli and darker, less chromatic, and cool colors to negative stimuli. Whether such systematic color associations exist with actually mood felt remains to be tested. We experimentally induced four moods—joy, relaxation, fear, and sadness—in a between‐subject design (N = 96). Subsequently, we asked participants to select a color, from an unrestricted sample, best representing their current mood. Color choices differed between moods on hue, lightness, and chroma. Yellow hues were systematically associated with joy while yellow‐green hues with relaxation. Lighter colors were matched to joy and relaxation (positive moods) than fear and sadness (negative moods). Most chromatic colors were matched to joy, then relaxation, fear, and sadness. We conclude that color choices represent felt mood to some extent, after accounting for a relatively low specificity for color‐mood associations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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21. Most and Least Preferred Colours Differ According to Object Context: New Insights from an Unrestricted Colour Range.
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Jonauskaite, Domicele, Mohr, Christine, Antonietti, Jean-Philippe, Spiers, Peter M., Althaus, Betty, Anil, Selin, and Dael, Nele
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PSYCHOLOGY of color , *COLOR vision , *PHYSIOLOGICAL optics , *COLOR mixing - Abstract
Humans like some colours and dislike others, but which particular colours and why remains to be understood. Empirical studies on colour preferences generally targeted most preferred colours, but rarely least preferred (disliked) colours. In addition, findings are often based on general colour preferences leaving open the question whether results generalise to specific objects. Here, 88 participants selected the colours they preferred most and least for three context conditions (general, interior walls, t-shirt) using a high-precision colour picker. Participants also indicated whether they associated their colour choice to a valenced object or concept. The chosen colours varied widely between individuals and contexts and so did the reasons for their choices. Consistent patterns also emerged, as most preferred colours in general were more chromatic, while for walls they were lighter and for t-shirts they were darker and less chromatic compared to least preferred colours. This meant that general colour preferences could not explain object specific colour preferences. Measures of the selection process further revealed that, compared to most preferred colours, least preferred colours were chosen more quickly and were less often linked to valenced objects or concepts. The high intra- and inter-individual variability in this and previous reports furthers our understanding that colour preferences are determined by subjective experiences and that most and least preferred colours are not processed equally. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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22. Feeling Blue or Seeing Red? Similar Patterns of Emotion Associations With Colour Patches and Colour Terms.
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Jonauskaite, Domicele, Parraga, C. Alejandro, Quiblier, Michael, and Mohr, Christine
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COLOR , *PUBLIC opinion , *WORD recognition , *EMOTIONS , *TERMS & phrases - Abstract
For many, colours convey affective meaning. Popular opinion assumes that perception of colour is crucial to influence emotions. However, scientific studies test colour–emotion relationships by presenting colours as patches or terms. When using patches, researchers put great effort into colour presentation. When using terms, researchers have much less control over the colour participants think of. In this between-subjects study, we tested whether emotion associations with colour differ between terms and patches. Participants associated 20 emotion concepts, loading on valence, arousal, and power dimensions, with 12 colours presented as patches (n = 54) or terms (n = 78). We report high similarity in the pattern of associations of specific emotion concepts with terms and patches (r =.82), for all colours except purple (r =.−23). We also observed differences for black, which is associated with more negative emotions and of higher intensity when presented as a term than a patch. Terms and patches differed little in terms of valence, arousal, and power dimensions. Thus, results from studies on colour–emotion relationships using colour terms or patches should be largely comparable. It is possible that emotions are associated with colour concepts rather than particular perceptions or words of colour. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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23. A commentary: The sun is no fun without rain: Reply to "The sun and how do we feel about the color yellow? Methodological concerns".
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Jonauskaite, Domicele and Mohr, Christine
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PSYCHOLOGICAL tests ,PSYCHOLOGY of color ,RAINFALL ,EXPERIMENTAL psychology ,COLORS - Published
- 2020
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24. The sun is no fun without rain: Physical environments affect how we feel about yellow across 55 countries.
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Jonauskaite, Domicele, Abdel-Khalek, Ahmed M., Abu-Akel, Ahmad, Al-Rasheed, Abdulrahman Saud, Antonietti, Jean-Philippe, Ásgeirsson, Árni Gunnar, Atitsogbe, Kokou Amenyona, Barma, Marodégueba, Barratt, Daniel, Bogushevskaya, Victoria, Bouayed Meziane, Maliha Khadidja, Chamseddine, Amer, Charernboom, Thammanard, Chkonia, Eka, Ciobanu, Teofil, Corona, Violeta, Creed, Allison, Dael, Nele, Daouk, Hassan, and Dimitrova, Nevena
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RAINFALL ,JOY ,COUNTRIES ,SEASONAL temperature variations - Abstract
Across cultures, people associate colours with emotions. Here, we test the hypothesis that one driver of this cross-modal correspondence is the physical environment we live in. We focus on a prime example – the association of yellow with joy, – which conceivably arises because yellow is reminiscent of life-sustaining sunshine and pleasant weather. If so, this association should be especially strong in countries where sunny weather is a rare occurrence. We analysed yellow-joy associations of 6625 participants from 55 countries to investigate how yellow-joy associations varied geographically, climatologically, and seasonally. We assessed the distance to the equator, sunshine, precipitation, and daytime hours. Consistent with our hypotheses, participants who live further away from the equator and in rainier countries are more likely to associate yellow with joy. We did not find associations with seasonal variations. Our findings support a role for the physical environment in shaping the affective meaning of colour. Image 1 • Yellow is associated with joy across the world. • This association might originate from yellow reminding of sun and warmth. • We analysed yellow-joy associations collected in 55 countries. • Yellow is more joyful in colder and rainier countries. • This joyfulness seems stable; it was independent of the current season. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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