A study on abstract color preference in hospitalized patients with mental disorders
10.3969/j.issn.1006-5725.2017.17.036
- VernacularTitle:住院精神疾病患者抽象颜色偏好差异
- Author:
Xue CHENG
1
;
Guoqing JIANG
;
Xiaolin TAN
;
Hui YANG
;
Wei FU
;
Zhanming SHI
;
Gang YUAN
;
Wenyan NIE
Author Information
1. 401147,重庆市精神卫生中心老年科
- Keywords:
schizophrenia;
color preference;
abstract color;
mood disorder;
neurosis
- From:
The Journal of Practical Medicine
2017;33(17):2946-2950
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To explore the color preference in hospitalized patients with mental disorders and healthy adults. Methods Abstract color preference test was conducted in 1951 clinic patients with mental disor-ders and 1005 healthy adults by use of dual comparison method. Results The order of color preference for pa-tients with mental disorders was blue(4.72),green(4.67),red(4.52),yellow(4.46),orange(4.38),purple (3.92),gray (3.56),white (3.43) and black (2.96). There were significant differences between patients with mental disorders and healthy adults in preference to purple(Z = 2.934,P = 0.003),black(Z = 3.730,P =0.000),orange(Z =-2.113,P = 0.035),yellow(Z =-2.093,P = 0.036),white(Z =-2.499,P = 0.012) and gray(Z=-3.204,P=0.001). The preference to black(χ2=22.409,P<0.001)and gray(χ2=134.086, P < 0.001) differed significantly among schizophrenia , mood disorders and neurosis. Schizophrenia patients mostly preferred blue,mood disorders patients mostly preferred red,and neurotic patients mostly preferred green. Conclusions The color preference in hospitalized patients with mental disorders is different from that in normal adults. There are differences in color preference among patients with different types of mental disorders.
