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Keywords

Color--Physiological effect; Color--Psychological aspects; Muscle strength;

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of three color conditions on handgrip strength and shoulder abduction strength in trained and untrained college males and females. It has been suggested that differences in electromagnetic properities [sic] under exposure to visual stimuli (color) may affect muscular strength throughout the body. Subjects consisted of forty male and forty female volunteers from the University of Northern Iowa. Six different treatments were administered to all subjects. Maximal strength exertion under all conditions (normal, blue and pink) was measured with a cable tensiometer. Statistical analysis revealed significant main effects on the SEX factor for both handgrip and shoulder abduction and on the COLOR variable for shoulder abduction. The SEX factor reflected the greater grip strength of the male subjects over all the color conditions combined. The COLOR variable reflected the higher shoulder strength scores in the normal and blue condition over male and female subjects combined. The main effect of training and the interaction for both strength measures was not significantly different at the .01 level.

Year of Submission

1982

Degree Name

Master of Arts

Department

Department of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation

First Advisor

Forrest Dolgener

Second Advisor

Whitfield East

Third Advisor

David A. Whitsett

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Date Original

1982

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1 PDF file (54 leaves)

Language

en

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