Colour-emotion associations in interior spaces

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buir.advisorOlguntürk, Nilgün
dc.contributor.authorHelvacıoğlu, Elif
dc.date.accessioned2016-01-08T18:21:10Z
dc.date.available2016-01-08T18:21:10Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.departmentDepartment of Interior Architecture and Environmental Designen_US
dc.descriptionAnkara : The Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design, İhsan Doğramacı Bilkent Univ., 2011.en_US
dc.descriptionThesis (Ph. D.) -- Bilkent University, 2011.en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references leaves 136-145.en_US
dc.description.abstractColour as an effective design tool influences people’s emotions in interior spaces. Depending on the assumption that colour has an impact on human psychology, this study stresses the need for further studies that comprise colour and emotion association in interior space in order to provide healthier spaces for inhabitants. Emotional reactions to colour in a living room were investigated by using self report measure. Pure red, green and blue were chosen to be investigated as chromatic colours, whereas gray was the achromatic colour used as a control variable. The study was conducted at Bilkent University in Ankara, Turkey. Hundred and eighty people from various ages and academic departments participated in the study. Participants first watched a short video showing an overlook of a 3D model of a living room. Next, they were asked to match the distinct coloured living rooms with facial expressions of six basic emotions that covers anger, disgust, surprise, happiness, fear, sadness and in addition with neutral. The results of the study indicated that the most stated emotions associated for the room with red walls were disgust and happiness, while the least stated emotions were sadness, fear, anger, and surprise. Neutral and happiness were the most stated emotions for the room with green walls and anger, surprise, fear and sadness were the least stated ones. The most stated emotion associated for the room with blue walls was neutral, while the least stated emotions were anger and surprise. Neutral, disgust and sadness were the most stated emotions for the room with gray walls. Gender differences were not found in human emotional reactions to living rooms with different wall colours.en_US
dc.description.degreePh.D.en_US
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityHelvacıoğlu, Elifen_US
dc.format.extentxvii, 190 leaves, illustrationsen_US
dc.identifier.itemidB130516
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11693/15591
dc.language.isoEnglishen_US
dc.publisherBilkent Universityen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectColouren_US
dc.subjectEmotionen_US
dc.subjectAssociationsen_US
dc.subjectInterior Spaceen_US
dc.subject.lccNK2115.5.C6 H44 2011en_US
dc.subject.lcshColor in interior decoration.en_US
dc.subject.lcshVisual perception--Psychological aspects.en_US
dc.subject.lcshColor--Psychological aspects.en_US
dc.titleColour-emotion associations in interior spacesen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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