Retail Store Lighting for Elderly Consumers

An Experimental Approach

Bibliographic Data

ID6062211
AuthorsNam‐kyu Park (0000-0001-8397-2224, Michigan State University, corresponding author), Cheryl Farr (Oklahoma State University Oklahoma City), Cheryl A Farr
Year2007
Volume35
Issue4
Pages316-337
Publication date2007-06-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueFamily and Consumer Sciences Research Journal (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1077-727X • E-ISSN: 1552-3934
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1177/1077727x07300096
OpenAlexW2160956614
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited28

The study presents an investigation of the influence of the color of light on readability by figure to background value contrast, color perception, and overall room‐light estimation for elderly consumers in an experimental setting representing a retail store. A factorial design with repeated measures was used to identify the impact of three independent variables: (a) lamp color temperatures, (b) lamp color‐rendering properties, and (c) age of the participants. The results show that older adults perceived the higher color temperature light source as less cool than did younger adults. Older adults rated their level of comfort and preference higher than the younger participants under all lighting conditions. Regarding readability, higher color‐rendering light sources provide better readability, and older adults have more difficulty with warmer lighting when value contrasts were reduced. Implications from this study can be applied to retail lighting techniques to attract elderly consumers

Color rendering index · Color temperature · Optics · Perception · Readability · White light · Color perception and design · Computer Science · Consumer Retail Behavior Studies · Multisensory perception and integration · Psychology · Artificial Intelligence

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