Emotion-color associations in the context of the face
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Facial expressions of emotion contain important information that is perceived and used by observers to understand others' emotional state. While there has been considerable research into perceptions of facial musculature and emotion, less work has been conducted to understand perceptions of facial coloration and emotion. The current research examined emotion-color associations in the context of the face. Across 4 experiments, participants were asked to manipulate the color of face, or shape, stimuli along 2 color axes (i.e., red-green, yellow-blue) for 6 target emotions (i.e., anger, disgust, fear, happiness, sadness, surprise). The results yielded a pattern that is consistent with physiological and psychological models of emotion. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2018 APA, all rights reserved).
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Colours are commonly associated with emotions; Thorstenson et al. (2018) found that redness was more strongly associated with happiness while greenness was more strongly associated with fear.
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- Authors
- Thorstenson, C. A., Elliot, A. J., Pazda, A. D., Perrett, D. I., & Xiao, D.
- Affiliations
- Rochester Institute of Technology (US)
- University of St Andrews (GB)
- Venue
- Emotion
- Published
- 2018-10
- Volume
- 18
- Issue
- 7
- Pages
- 1032-1042
- ISSN
- 1528-3542 (ISSN-L)
- 1931-1516
- OpenAlex
- W2758786803
- Cited by
- 76
- References
- 58
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 13 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 10 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 19 · 2018: 5
- FWCI
- 4.56
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- hdl.handle.net
- Locations
- Emotion (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- St Andrews Research Repository (St Andrews Research Repository) (submittedVersion)
- OSF Preprints (OSF Preprints) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Face Recognition and Perception
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Color perception and design
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
- Keywords
- facial coloration, emotional facial expressions, color perception, emotion perception, facial shape, anger, disgust, fear, happiness, sadness, surprise
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Color, Emotions, Face, Facial Expression, Female, Humans, Male, Young Adult
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