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Table 2 Comparison of ‘forced’ 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 = 460) No. (%)Respondents

HAD anxious (n = 117) No. (%)Respondents

HAD depressed (n = 35) No. (%)Respondents

Positive

212 (46.1%)

39 (33.3%)

8 (22.9%)

Chi-square (4) = 33.656; p < 0.001

Neutral

175 (38.0%)

44 (37.6%)

9 (25.7%)

Negative

73 (15.9%)

34 (29.1%)

18 (51.4%)