Color Selection and Childhood Anxiety
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Authors
Carson, Glenn D.
Issue Date
1989
Type
Thesis
Language
en
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Abstract
Color has had a major impact on mankind. The Luscher Color Test claims to tap into the conscious and unconscious mind, through the process of color selection. This study has examined the relationship between color selection and childhood anxiety. Nineteen third-grade students, both male and female, ranging in age from eight to ten, participated in this study. All 19 participants were given the Child Anxiety Scale to determine their existing level of anxiety. Then the Luscher Color Test was administered in an attempt to determine if a correlation exists. The results revealed that color selection does not significantly correlate with anxiety as measured by the GAS, (r) = 0.14. However, when looking at parents' evaluations of their child's school performance, three interesting correlations resulted. The data suggests that the GAS and the Luscher Color Test are measuring two different things. I have come to believe that the GAS is measuring I exogenous anxiety while the Luscher Color Test is measuring endogenous anxiety. Future studies may want to examine the relationship between endogenous I anxiety and the Luscher Color Test.