IMPACT OF 3 INTERIOR COLOR SCHEMES ON WORKER MOOD AND PERFORMANCE RELATIVE TO INDIVIDUAL ENVIRONMENTAL SENSITIVITY

Effects of three office color schemes (red, blue-green, and white) wer e examined for 90 workers' mood and productivity, taking into account individual differences in environmental sensitivity (high screeners vs . low screeners). Matched on relevant variables, subjects were assigne d to one of three offices. Workers performed office tasks for 4 consec utive workdays. Workers in the red office reported more dysphoria than workers in the blue-green office. Low screeners reported more dysphor ia in the red and white offices than high screeners. High screeners pe i-Sor med better on office tasks in the red office and poorer in the b lue-gr-een office than low screeners. The results for performance al-e discussed as an extension of the Yerkes-Dodson principle, while the r esults for mood tended to support previous findings. (C) 1997 John Wil ey & Sons, Inc.