Effects of Indoor Color in Tibetan Dwellings on Residents’ Mood and Sleep Quality

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Color ›› 2025, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (10) : 27-30.

Zhu Yishu, Wang Zaimeng, Fan Yachao, Wang Jilei

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This study examines how bedroom colors in Tibetan homes affect emotions and sleep, testing pleasure as a mediator. Field research in Lhasa villages revealed interface-specific effects: ceiling and overall hue enhancement increased pleasure, while wall hue elevation reduced arousal. For sleep, overall hue extension improved sleep duration and structure, whereas wall and floor hue increases raised nighttime awakenings. Analysis confirmed pleasure fully mediates the overall hue-sleep quality relationship, supporting the "color→pleasure→sleep" pathway. This model offers new evidence for environmental psychology and practical guidance for plateau housing design.

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Tibetan Dwellings / Bedroom Color / Emotion / Sleep Quality / Mediation

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Zhu Yishu, Wang Zaimeng, Fan Yachao, Wang Jilei. Effects of Indoor Color in Tibetan Dwellings on Residents’ Mood and Sleep Quality[J]. Color. 2025, 43(10): 27-30

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