کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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890130 | 1472035 | 2015 | 6 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
• We tested if all types of sensory sensitivity were associated with lower well-being.
• Associations among sensitivity types and personality and well-being differed.
• Aesthetic and orienting sensitivities’ predicted more desirable outcomes.
• The need for a more comprehensive sensitivity measure is discussed.
Aron and Aron (1997) introduced the personality construct of high sensitivity, characterized by a presumably physiological, overactive sensory-processing sensitivity. Their measure of high sensitivity, the Highly Sensitive Person Scale (HSPS), predicts negative life-outcomes. However, previous research questioned the unidimensional nature of the questionnaire, and proposed its division into two- or three-factor models, with a handful of items reflecting a distinct type of sensitivity. Two studies (N = 154 and N = 118) extended previous findings by showing that this distinct sensitivity subscale had the weakest correlations with the full HSP scale and its other subscales, and that it had a distinctive and more desirable pattern of associations with personality traits and well-being measures, compared to other sensitivities. Our findings suggest that not all sensory-processing sensitivities are associated with undesirable life-outcomes, and emphasize the value of developing sensitivity measures further.
Journal: Personality and Individual Differences - Volume 83, September 2015, Pages 44–49