Abstract
The color preference of individuals differs according to gender, age, region, culture and etc. (Birren, 1978; Suh, 2003; Hwang, 2001; Yoon, 1994; Chung, 2008; Jeong, 2009). Children show different color preferences depending on psychological attributes rather than physical attributes of colors (Cho, 2004). This study aims to discover whether and how color changes in school interiors affect children’s color preferences and to intended to be used as basic data for setting the direction of school coloring. The research method is to conduct survey and to observe two school’s interior color changes. In the process of remodeling, all users of the two schools were surveyed pre- and post-occupied. Cross-tabulation and chi-square test were performed with the SPSS Statistics ver. 26. The result of the analysis is as follow: first, as the colors of the school interior changed from various vivid to pale tones, the color preferences of hue also changed as same direction. Second, males were more influenced by the environment than females, but no significant difference between the upper and lower grades. Third, comparing the preference of brightness and saturation before and after remodeling, there was a significant change in males rather than females, but they both have come to prefer high value and low saturation. According to the research results, it can be said that the color of the school space affects children’s emotions, it is necessary to be careful in color selection of children’s spaces. Continuous discussion is needed for specific color selection.
Presenters
Eunji LeeStudent, Master's Course, INJE University, Gyeongsangnamdo [Kyongsangnam-do], South Korea Ji Won Paik
Professor, Interior Architecture, Inje University, Gyeongsangnamdo [Kyongsangnam-do], South Korea
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KEYWORDS
Children’s color preference, School interior color, Hue value and chroma
