PHOTOSENSITIVE ASSESSMENT: A STUDY OF COLOR PREFERENCE, DEPRESSION AND TEMPERAMENT

Abstract

This was an exploratory study (with an extensive literature review) using the Photosensitive Assessment (PA) method designed for Brief Strobic Photostimularion. Colored srrobic light was used to conduct PA of 15 extroverted/ depressed (ED), 15 introverted/depressed (ID), 15 extroverted/non-depressed (EN), and 15 introverted/non-depressed (IN) individuals. These groups were compared on the basis of their preferences for 11 colors. Significant results were found for colors ruby, yellow, yellow/green, green, red/orange, and blue. Depressed participants tended to avoid the color ruby more than the non-depressed participants. Extroverts preferred the colors yellow, yellow/green, and green more than did introverts. Red/orange was preferred more by the EN subgroup than by the ED subgroup. Blue was preferred more by the EN subgroup than the IN subgroup, and by the ID subgroup than the IN subgroup.