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Mood Rings Do They Really Work What To Know About The Popular Retro Jewelry Item

Mood rings were a popular fashion item in the 1970s that were claimed to indicate the wearer's mood through corresponding color changes. They contain liquid crystals that change color in response to temperature changes in the wearer's body. However, psychologists say mood rings cannot be fully accurate since mood is influenced by many psychological factors beyond just temperature. While the concept is based on the correlation between mood, stress levels, and body temperature, manufacturers have subjective interpretations of which colors match which moods. Therefore, mood rings should be seen as novelty items rather than reliable indicators of one's emotions.

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Mood Rings Do They Really Work What To Know About The Popular Retro Jewelry Item

Mood rings were a popular fashion item in the 1970s that were claimed to indicate the wearer's mood through corresponding color changes. They contain liquid crystals that change color in response to temperature changes in the wearer's body. However, psychologists say mood rings cannot be fully accurate since mood is influenced by many psychological factors beyond just temperature. While the concept is based on the correlation between mood, stress levels, and body temperature, manufacturers have subjective interpretations of which colors match which moods. Therefore, mood rings should be seen as novelty items rather than reliable indicators of one's emotions.

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Mood rings Do they really work What to know about the popular retro jewelry item

Mood rings were one of the biggest fashion fads during the 1970s — touted as having the ability
to "identify" the mood of the ring wearer by a corresponding color.
During that decade, as people were exploring self-expression and fashion statements, mood rings
were super popular.
"Mood-changing jewelry first became popular in New York City and quickly spread throughout
the United States," notes Encyclopedia.com.
A mood ring contains a temperature-sensitive liquid crystal encased in quartz, the same source
indicated.
As the ring wearer’s body temperature changes, the ring’s crystal also change colors.
Each color corresponds with a different mood, according to Encyclopedia.com.
Below are the colors that a mood ring reveals, as pointed out by sciencenotes.org.
(While there are a variety of styles, these colors are often matched to the mood below.)
 Amber or orange: unsettled or anxious
 Green: Alert, awake
 Blue: Calm, comfortable
 Violet or Purple: Passionate, excited and energetic
 Pink: Nervous
 Red: Agitated, anxious, angry
 Black: Usually, the "cold" color of a mood ring is black or brown; this is also the color
of a broken mood ring
Since mood rings are sold as novelty items, it's important to note that a jewelry company can put
whatever it wants on the color chart that comes with the mood ring, according to ThoughtCo.
Since there’s no universal distinction for which color corresponds with a particular mood, it’s a
subjective decision by the manufacturer of the mood ring.
It's likely the jewelry company "will just go with whatever chart looks pretty," the same source
noted.
‘Can never be 100% accurate’
Various types of mood jewelry are available, including necklaces and earrings.
Since these ornaments aren't always touching the skin, they may change color in response to
temperature but can't reliably indicate the wearer's mood, according to ThoughtCo.
Tara Emrani, a psychologist at NYU Langone Health, said she believes mood rings shouldn’t be
taken too seriously.
"Because they don’t account for all psychological factors, they can never be 100% accurate and
they are ‘never going to tell you something about your emotions that you don’t already know,’"
Emrani told Refinery 29.
Mood rings reportedly were invented in 1975 by two New York inventors, Josh Reynolds and
Maris Ambats.
However, Marvin Wernick claimed to have developed the mood rings a decade earlier than that,
noted The College of Staten Island.
Although the controversy exists, mood rings are still in high demand and a part of pop culture,
the same source noted.
How are mood rings designed to work?
A person’s normal body temperature is 98.6°F; mood is correlated with body temperature,
according to multiple sources.
"When you are stressed, cold blood is directed to the internal organs and away from the skin and
the mood ring will turn a darker color," according to The College of Staten Island.
"Therefore, there is a correlation with your mood and body temperature, so to some degree a
mood ring can show your emotion."

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