Hi I just looked briefly at this issue because the administration here has a policy of not painting cinder block walls, which impacts a number of our offices and labs. As Michael P noted, there are diverse areas of research into color. I focussed on the design area, with most of the relevant papers appearing in environmental psychology journals. The literature is pretty sparse. Relevant to what I was looking for, there was evidence that gray is the least attractive of a range of "colors", there is evidence for some relationship between color and such psychological factors as productivity and mood (although studies are mostly lab rather than real-life studies, and red has received most attention), and choice appears to play a role in various aspects of work environment, perhaps including color. Here's pieces I cited in memo to Human Resources and Health and Safety (I'm not holding my breath).
Elliot, A. J., & Maier, M. A. (2007). Color and psychological functioning. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 16, 250-254. Friedman, R. S., & Förster, J. (2010). Implicit affective cues and attentional tuning: An integrative review. Psychological Bulletin, 136(5), 875-893. Kaya, N., & Epps, H. H. (2004). Relationship between color and emotion: A study of university students. College Student Journal, 38, 396-405. Take care Jim James M. Clark Professor of Psychology and Chair 204-786-9757 204-774-4134 Fax [email protected] >>> Michael Britt <[email protected]> 18-Aug-12 8:02 am >>> There's a lot of info floating around the web about the "psychology of color". Does anyone know of any solid research on this topic? Michael Michael A. Britt, Ph.D. [email protected] http://www.ThePsychFiles.com Twitter: mbritt --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13251.645f86b5cec4da0a56ffea7a891720c9&n=T&l=tips&o=19827 or send a blank email to leave-19827-13251.645f86b5cec4da0a56ffea7a89172...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=19832 or send a blank email to leave-19832-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
