Table 2 Comparison of'mood' colour choice in the healthy, anxious and depressed volunteers for each permutation.
Permutation number | Color choice | Â | Volunteer group | Â | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Healthy (n = 41) No. (%) respondents | Anxious (n = 76) No. (%) respondents | Depressed (n = 87) No. (%) respondents | Â |
| Â | positive | 24 (59%) | 17 (22%) | 8 (9%) | Chi-square (4) |
1 | neutral | 10 (24%) | 23 (30%) | 14 (16%) | = 50.158; |
| Â | negative | 7 (17%) | 36 (47%) | 65 (75%) | p < 0.001 |
| Â | positive | 26 (63%) | 20 (26%) | 11 (13%) | Chi-square (4) |
2 | neutral | 8 (20%) | 13 (17%) | 8 (9%) | = 46.633; |
| Â | negative | 7 (17%) | 43 (57%) | 68 (78%) | p < 0.001 |
| Â | positive | 16 (39%) | 11 (15%) | 4 (5%) | Chi-square (4) |
3 | neutral | 18 (44%) | 33 (43%) | 20 (23%) | = 46.442; |
| Â | negative | 7 (17%) | 32 (42%) | 63 (72%) | p < 0.001 |
| Â | positive | 18 (44%) | 13 (17%) | 6 (7%) | Chi-square (4) |
4 | neutral | 16 (39%) | 31 (41%) | 18 (21%) | = 45.660; |
| Â | negative | 7 (17%) | 32 (42%) | 63 (72%) | p < 0.001 |
| Â | positive | 13 (32%) | 6 (8%) | 2 (2%) | Chi-square (4) |
5 & 6 | neutral | 21 (51%) | 40 (53%) | 24 (28%) | = 49.491; |
| Â | negative | 7 (17%) | 30 (40%) | 61 (70%) | p < 0.001 |
| Â | positive | 11 (27%) | 2 (3%) | 2 (2%) | Chi-square (4) |
7 & 8 | neutral | 26 (63%) | 47 (62%) | 31 (36%) | = 52.899; |
| Â | negative | 4 (10%) | 27 (37%) | 54 (62%) | p < 0.001 |