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Table 1 Comparison of ‘spontaneous’ mood color choice in the HAD normal, HAD anxious and HAD depressed adolescents

From: The Manchester Color Wheel: validation in secondary school pupils

Color choice

Volunteer group

p value

HAD normal (n = 227) No. (%)Respondents

HAD anxious (n = 73) No. (%)Respondents

HAD depressed (n = 16) No. (%)Respondents

Positive

111 (48.9%)

23 (31.5%)

3 (18.8%)

Chi-square (4) = 27.893; p < 0.001

Neutral

83 (36.6%)

30 (41.1%)

3 (18.8%)

Negative

33 (14.5%)

20 (27.4%)

10 (62.5%)