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Interpersonal Relations: Effects of Color on Emotions When Dealing With Interpersonal Conflict

Interpersonal Relations: Effects of Color on Emotions When Dealing With Interpersonal Conflict. Michelle Flake Undergraduate Psychology Major Fort Lewis College Durango, Colorado. Interpersonal Relations: Effects of Color on Emotions When Dealing With Interpersonal Conflict. Michelle Flake

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Interpersonal Relations: Effects of Color on Emotions When Dealing With Interpersonal Conflict

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  1. Interpersonal Relations: Effects of Color on Emotions When Dealing With Interpersonal Conflict Michelle Flake Undergraduate Psychology Major Fort Lewis College Durango, Colorado

  2. Interpersonal Relations: Effects of Color on Emotions When Dealing With Interpersonal Conflict Michelle Flake Undergraduate Psychology Major Fort Lewis College Durango, Colorado

  3. Interpersonal Relations: Effects of Color on Emotions When Dealing With Interpersonal Conflict Michelle Flake Undergraduate Psychology Major Fort Lewis College Durango, Colorado

  4. Interpersonal Relations: Effects of Color on Emotions When Dealing With Interpersonal Conflict Michelle Flake Undergraduate Psychology Major Fort Lewis College Durango, Colorado

  5. Interpersonal Relations: Effects of Color on Emotions When Dealing With Interpersonal Conflict Michelle Flake Undergraduate Psychology Major Fort Lewis College Durango, Colorado

  6. Interpersonal Relations: Effects of Color on Emotions When Dealing With Interpersonal Conflict Michelle Flake Undergraduate Psychology Major Fort Lewis College Durango, Colorado

  7. Interpersonal Relations: Effects of Color on Emotions When Dealing With Interpersonal Conflict Michelle Flake Undergraduate Psychology Major Fort Lewis College Durango, Colorado

  8. Interpersonal Relations: Effects of Color on Emotions When Dealing With Interpersonal Conflict Michelle Flake Undergraduate Psychology Major Fort Lewis College Durango, Colorado

  9. Interpersonal Relations: Effects of Color on Emotions When Dealing With Interpersonal Conflict Michelle Flake Undergraduate Psychology Major Fort Lewis College Durango, Colorado

  10. Interpersonal Relations: Effects of Color on Emotions When Dealing With Interpersonal Conflict Michelle Flake Undergraduate Psychology Major Fort Lewis College Durango, Colorado

  11. Interpersonal Relations: Effects of Color on Emotions When Dealing With Interpersonal Conflict Michelle Flake Undergraduate Psychology Major Fort Lewis College Durango, Colorado

  12. Interpersonal Relations: Effects of Color on Emotions When Dealing With Interpersonal Conflict Michelle Flake Undergraduate Psychology Major Fort Lewis College Durango, Colorado

  13. Interpersonal Relations: Effects of Color on Emotions When Dealing With Interpersonal Conflict Michelle Flake Undergraduate Psychology Major Fort Lewis College Durango, Colorado

  14. Interpersonal Relations: Effects of Color on Emotions When Dealing With Interpersonal Conflict Michelle Flake Undergraduate Psychology Major Fort Lewis College Durango, Colorado

  15. Interpersonal Relations: Effects of Color on Emotions When Dealing With Interpersonal Conflict Michelle Flake Undergraduate Psychology Major Fort Lewis College Durango, Colorado

  16. Interpersonal Relations: Effects of Color on Emotions When Dealing With Interpersonal Conflict Michelle Flake Undergraduate Psychology Major Fort Lewis College Durango, Colorado

  17. Interpersonal Relations: Effects of Color on Emotions When Dealing With Interpersonal Conflict Michelle Flake Undergraduate Psychology Major Fort Lewis College Durango, Colorado

  18. Interpersonal Relations: Effects of Color on Emotions When Dealing With Interpersonal Conflict Michelle Flake Undergraduate Psychology Major Fort Lewis College Durango, Colorado

  19. Interpersonal Relations: Effects of Color on Emotions When Dealing With Interpersonal Conflict Michelle Flake Undergraduate Psychology Major Fort Lewis College Durango, Colorado

  20. Interpersonal Relations: Effects of Color on Emotions When Dealing With Interpersonal Conflict Michelle Flake Undergraduate Psychology Major Fort Lewis College Durango, Colorado

  21. Interpersonal Relations: Effects of Color on Emotions When Dealing With Interpersonal Conflict Michelle Flake Undergraduate Psychology Major Fort Lewis College Durango, Colorado

  22. Interpersonal Relations: Effects of Color on Emotions When Dealing With Interpersonal Conflict Michelle Flake Undergraduate Psychology Major Fort Lewis College Durango, Colorado

  23. Introduction • The study of the effects of color has been researched prior to 1900 • Hatta, Yoshida, Kawakami, & Okamoto (2002) investigated the effects of color on computer screens • Related to physiological effects • Jacobs & Blandino (1992) studied the effects of color on paper • Related to psychological effects • Soldat, Sinclair, & Mark (1997) and their study on cognitive tuning • Related to processing strategy

  24. Focus • The focus of this research is to study the effects of background color on emotions when dealing with situations involving interpersonal conflict.

  25. WHITE RED GREEN Angry Anxious Suspicious Depressed Rational 17 19 23 • A convenience sample of 59 students enrolled in various courses at an undergraduate college • Participants were voluntary basis as well as classroom subjects

  26. Situation 3 You have entered one of your paintings in an art contest. Your artistic abilities have been developing for some time and you have put a lot of time and effort into this piece. Further, if you should win a 1st or 2nd prize in the contest, then you will be invited to have a showing of your other works. After the judging, you find that your painting has not even received an honorable mention. Please rate your emotions for this situation on your answer sheet.

  27. Materials • Three page questionnaire • Consent form • Questionnaire • The Situational Self-Statement and Affective State Inventory (Harris & Chambless, 1979) • The dependent variables were measured using a 1-5 scale with 5 being “very descriptive of me” and 1 being “very non-descriptive of me”

  28. Below is the scale you will use to rate each situation. 5 Very descriptive of me 4 Somewhat descriptive of me 3 Neither descriptive or non descriptive of me 2 Somewhat non-descriptive of me 1 Very non descriptive of me Please circle what you would feel in this situation. Situation 1 1. irritated/ resentful/ angry 1 2 3 4 5 2. worried/ concerned/ anxious 1 2 3 4 5 3. suspicious/ distrustful/ doubtful 1 2 3 4 5 4. calm/ determined/ confident 1 2 3 4 5 5. dejected / depressed/ helpless 1 2 3 4 5 Did this situation seem realistic to you? Yes No Did you respond on the questionnaire as you would have responded if the situation had occurred in real life? Yes No

  29. Table 1 WHITE RED GREEN P Angry Anxious Suspicious Depressed Rational .090 .991 .562 .444 .965 X = 11.41 SD = 2.27 X = 10.12 SD = 3.14 X = 8.18 SD = 2.58 X = 8.35 SD = 3.02 X = 8.18 SD = 3.14 X = 9.74 SD = 2.54 X = 10.00 SD = 3.11 X = 8.63 SD = 3.00 X = 8.47 SD = 2.93 X = 8.63 SD = 2.91 X = 10.30 SD = 2.03 X = 10.09 SD = 2.07 X = 9.13 SD = 2.74 X = 8.61 SD = 3.13 X = 9.35 SD = 2.50

  30. R E S U L T S Graph for the angry emotion Results showed no significance for the emotions of anxious, suspicious, depressed or rational An effect approaching significance was found for the angry emotion which affected the white group most and the red group least

  31. F o c u s • The focus of this research is to study the effects of background color on emotions when dealing with situations involving interpersonal conflict.

  32. C o n c l u s i o n • The results of the test did not support the hypothesis. • White - positive/benign • Red - negative/threatening

  33. Problems • Time allotted for the questionnaire to be completed • Sample Size

  34. Further Research • In the area of cognitive tuning • Individual interviews • Using more colors but possibly excluding white • Using different simulation

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