An integrated psychophysiological research on the intervention of red colour for the stress-induced bodily reaction. (25th February 2010)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Nomura, Shusaku; Ito, Koichi; Wang, Fang; Althaff Irfan, C.M.; Fukumura, Yoshimi; Watahiki, Nobumichi; Nakamura, Kazuo
• Is Part Of: International journal of biometrics. Volume 2:Number 2(2010)
• Page Start: 173
• Page End: 184
• Publication Date: 2010-02-25
• Subjects: psychophysiological research -- red colour -- stress -- biomarker -- saliva -- bodily reaction -- biometrics -- hormones -- immune substance -- heart rate -- blood pressure -- skin temperature -- stressful tasks -- physiology -- psychology; Biometric identification -- Periodicals; Biometry -- Periodicals; 570.15195
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1755-8301

Abstract

An integrated psychophysiological study was made for investigating the impact of 'red colour' on bodily reaction induced by stress. With regard to the psychophysiological measures, we assayed salivary-secreted substances such as hormones and immune substance as introductory novel biometric. We compared with conventional physiological measures such as Heart Rate (HR), blood pressure and Skin Temperature (ST). As a result, some biomarkers depicted a marked difference between the red and the control conditions: in the red condition, observations showed a steeper elevation during the stressful task and a sparse recovery during the rest. The results suggest the possibility of the substance-based evaluation of the effect of colour on human physiological state.