Abstract

Objective: To assess the impact of positive versus negative spoken words to water on the mood and well-being of individuals and to determine if these effects differ between genders.

Methods: A pretest-posttest experimental group design was employed with a sample of 60 participants from Rawalpindi and Islamabad. Participants were divided into two groups: Group A received water from jars labeled with positive words, while Group B received water from jars labeled with negative words. Data were collected using mood and well-being scales administered before and after a two-week intervention period. Statistical analyses included descriptive statistics and t-tests to compare mood and well-being scores between groups and genders.

Results: Group A, exposed to positive words, showed a significant increase in both mood and well-being scores compared to pre-test levels, with post-test mood scores rising and well-being scores improving. Conversely, Group B, exposed to negative words, experienced significant declines in both mood and well-being scores. Gender analysis revealed that both males and females responded similarly to the verbal stimuli, with positive words improving mood and well-being for both genders and negative words causing declines for all participants.

Conclusion: The study demonstrates that positive spoken words can significantly enhance mood and well-being, while negative spoken words can significantly impair these emotional states. The effects of verbal stimuli on mood and well-being are consistent across genders, indicating that the impact of spoken words on water and its potential effects on emotional health are universal.