The Effects of Color on the Moods of College Students

This research aims to discover the psychological effects of colors on individuals, using the students’ union complex in a university campus. This building was chosen due to its richness in color variances. The research method is survey, and questionnaires were drawn up and distributed to an even ran...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sevinc Kurt, Kelechi Kingsley Osueke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2014-02-01
Series:SAGE Open
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244014525423
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Summary:This research aims to discover the psychological effects of colors on individuals, using the students’ union complex in a university campus. This building was chosen due to its richness in color variances. The research method is survey, and questionnaires were drawn up and distributed to an even range of students, comprising both international and local students; undergraduate and graduate. Questionnaires have been collected and analyzed to find out the effects different colors had on students’ moods in different spaces of the students’ union complex. This research would contribute to understand more about colors and how they affect our feelings and therefore to make better decisions and increase the use of spaces when choosing colors for different spaces to suit the purpose for which they are designed.
ISSN:2158-2440