The Effect of Correlated Colour Temperature on Physiological, Emotional and Subjective Satisfaction in the Hygiene Area of a Space Station

Ao Jiang; Xiang Yao; Stephen Westland; Caroline Hemingray; Bernard Foing; Jing Lin

doi:10.3390/ijerph19159090

The Effect of Correlated Colour Temperature on Physiological, Emotional and Subjective Satisfaction in the Hygiene Area of a Space Station

Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Jul 27;19(15):9090. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19159090.

Authors

Ao Jiang^{1

2}, Xiang Yao³, Stephen Westland², Caroline Hemingray², Bernard Foing^{1

4

5}, Jing Lin²

Affiliations

¹ International Lunar Exploration Working Group, EuroMoonMars at The European Space Research and Technology Centre, European Space Agency, 2200 AG Noordwijk, The Netherlands.
² School of Design, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK.
³ School of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, China.
⁴ Faculty of Science, Leiden University, 2311 EZ Leiden, The Netherlands.
⁵ Faculty of Science, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Abstract

The hygiene area is one of the most important facilities in a space station. If its environmental lighting is appropriately designed, it can significantly reduce the psychological pressure on astronauts. This study investigates the effect of correlated colour temperature (CCT) on heart rate, galvanic skin response, emotion and satisfaction in the hygiene area of a space station. Forty subjects participated in experiments in a hygiene area simulator with a controlled lighting environment. The lighting conditions included 2700 K, 3300 K, 3600 K, 5000 K and 6300 K; physiological responses (heart rate, galvanic skin response), as well as emotion and satisfaction, were recorded. The results showed that CCT significantly influenced the participants' physiological and subjective responses in the space station hygiene area. 6300 K led to the best emotion and satisfaction levels, the highest galvanic skin response and the lowest heart rate. The opposite was true for 2700 K.

Keywords: correlated colour temperature; emotion; physiological responses; space station hygiene area.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Color
Emotions* / physiology
Humans
Hygiene
Personal Satisfaction*
Temperature

Grants and funding

This work is supported by a research project of the National Social Science Fund of China (no. 20BG115), a scholarship from the China Scholarship Council and the University of Leeds (no. 201908430166), and a scientific research project of the Hunan Provincial Department of Education (no. 19B568).