A psychometric evaluation of the Highly Sensitive Person Scale: The components of sensory-processing sensitivity and their relation to the BIS/BAS and “Big Five”

Smolewska, Kathy; McCabe, Scott; Woody, Erik Z.

doi:10.1016/j.paid.2005.09.022

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“…While reliability measures of the scale were supported in numerous studies (e.g., Konrad & Herzberg, 2017;Pluess et al, 2018), results of the scale's validity, particularly with regard to the factorial structure, revealed different solutions. The majority of findings range from a unidimensional (e.g., Aron & Aron, 1997) or a two-factorial structure (e.g., first suggested by Evans & Rothbart, 2008, factors Temperamental Negative Affect and Orienting Sensitivity) to three factors (Smolewska et al, 2006; factor Ease of Excitation, factor Aesthetic Sensitivity and factor Low Sensory Threshold; see also Konrad & Herzberg, 2017).…”

Section: Measuring Environmental Sensitivitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Summarizing the literature indicates the most common findings have two or three factors, leading to the suggestion of the existence of one or two SPS facets that are closely related to neuroticism and proneness to experiencing negative affect (Evans & Rothbart, 2008: factor Negative Affect; Smolewska et al, 2006: factor Ease of Excitation and factor Low Sensory Threshold). Another SPS facet reflects a positive openness to stimuli (Evans & Rothbart, 2008: factor Orienting Sensitivity; Smolewska, et al, 2006: factor Aesthetic Sensitivity) that displays only a slight relationship with neuroticism and negative affectivity (Evans & Rothbart, 2008;Smolewska, et al, 2006;Sobocko & Zelenski, 2015).…”

Section: Measuring Environmental Sensitivitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Another SPS facet reflects a positive openness to stimuli (Evans & Rothbart, 2008: factor Orienting Sensitivity; Smolewska, et al, 2006: factor Aesthetic Sensitivity) that displays only a slight relationship with neuroticism and negative affectivity (Evans & Rothbart, 2008;Smolewska, et al, 2006;Sobocko & Zelenski, 2015). Studies also investigated convergent and discriminant validity (e.g., for a recent analysis, see Pluess et al, 2018) of the scale and revealed results in support of the construct.…”

Section: Measuring Environmental Sensitivitymentioning

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“…Studies also investigated convergent and discriminant validity (e.g., for a recent analysis, see Pluess et al, 2018) of the scale and revealed results in support of the construct. With regard to the discriminant validity, the most common measurement investigated is that measuring the Big Five personality traits (McCrae & Costa, 1990; see for example Smolewska et al, 2006.…”

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Measuring Environmental Sensitivity in Educational Contexts: A Validation Study With German-Speaking Students

Tillmann¹,

Matany²,

Duttweiler³

2018

JEDP

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Sensory-Processing Sensitivity (SPS), as part of the general theory on Environmental Sensitivity (Pluess, 2015), is a temperamental individual difference variable, referring to sensitive perception and processing of as well as reflection upon environmental stimuli. For its measurement, Aron and Aron (1997) developed the Highly Sensitive Person Scale (HSP Scale) for application with adults. However, despite some adaption into German (Konrad & Herzberg, 2017) and a first English version for children , no suitable measures of SPS for children exist in German. The presented two studies aimed at developing and validating a short, 10-item German version of the scale, which can be administered efficiently in educational field studies with German-speaking secondary school students. The factorial structure, its relationship with other personality traits (i.e., the Big Five; McCrae & Costa, 1990) and exploratory analyses on relationships with additional school-related variables were revealed using data from two independent student samples (N = 301 German academic-track secondary school students and N = 460 German vocational track secondary school students). Relations to existing research, practical implications for the educational context, and limitations of the studies are discussed.

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Section: Measuring Environmental Sensitivitymentioning

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Section: Measuring Environmental Sensitivitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Measuring Environmental Sensitivitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Measuring Environmental Sensitivitymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Measuring Environmental Sensitivity in Educational Contexts: A Validation Study With German-Speaking Students

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Matany²,

Duttweiler³

2018

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“…It is seen as an innate personality trait responsible for processing in-coming internal (pain and hunger) and external (light and noise) sensory stimulation that is found in 15- The trait has been identified in over a hundred species (Smolewska, McCabe, & Woody, 2006), and the resulting sensitive nervous system is thought to be a genetic sensitivity that may contribute to species survival (Aron & Aron, 1997). In the human population, those with SPS are referred to as Highly Sensitive People (HSP) (Aron & Aron, 1997).…”

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Small shifts, big changes: changing the story for students with Sensory Processing Sensitivity (SPS)

Cater

2016

International Journal for Transformative Research

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It is my privilege to work as a tertiary learning advisor (TLA). Through my role I have had the opportunity to form unique relationships with students during individual consultations. This has enabled me to observe student behaviour, and the metacognitive strategies students use to negotiate the myriad challenges of tertiary study. I noticed trends in student behaviour that did not fit current literature on teaching and learning, and identified possible links between the observed student feelings of overwhelm, and sensory processing sensitivity (SPS) and highly sensitive people (HSP), the term used to describe humans with SPS. This paper examines the transformative journey I took in identifying the key indicators of SPS, firstly in myself, and then in my students. My burgeoning knowledge and reflection on and in my own practice provided self-scaffolding that enabled me to recognise and share the markers of SPS. My study 'Does an understanding of HSP help students who identify as Highly Sensitive People (HSP) to manage their learning?' found that HSP students unanimously rate the knowledge of SPS to be life-changing and empowering in managing life and study. All participants also believed that information about SPS should be made available to all in-coming students, and that tutors should be given training and resources in order to better support HSP students. Of significance, it also found that tertiary students with SPS have often already developed useful metacognitive strategies for independent and life-long learning by the time they reach tertiary level education. PrologueOn a Saturday morning in mid-2011, I was listening to the Radio. I have a particularly favourite radio programme I like to listen to on Saturday mornings, hosted by Kim Hill, and consisting of informative and thought-provoking interviews with an array of accomplished and influential international academics and artists. On this particular Saturday morning, Kim Hill was interviewing Dr. Elaine Aron. I was no doubt doing the dishes, or putting the washing in the machine, with half an ear on the radio. Elaine Aron was speaking of her ground-breaking research into sensory processing sensitivity (SPS), and was describing how this manifests itself for people with SPS; people known as Highly Sensitive People (HSP) (E. N. Aron & Aron, 1997). My interest was piqued. Aron was describing my mother. She was describing me. She was describing my younger son. I grabbed the phone, called my father and told him to listen in. At the conclusion of the interview, I excitedly called my father back, expecting that he would be as excited as I was about the information. He thought it to be a load of old codswallop. I was dumbfounded. How was he not able to see the life-changing relevance of the information we had just been listening to? Easily, as it happens. He belongs to the 80-85% of the population who is not HSP.I took the Highly Sensitive Person Scale (HSPS) selftest (E. N. Aron & Aron, 1997) and scored highly on the test and found the information int...

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Highly Sensitive Person Scale (HSPS)

Gearhart

2017

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A psychometric evaluation of the Highly Sensitive Person Scale: The components of sensory-processing sensitivity and their relation to the BIS/BAS and “Big Five”

Cited by 237 publications

References 13 publications

Measuring Environmental Sensitivity in Educational Contexts: A Validation Study With German-Speaking Students

Measuring Environmental Sensitivity in Educational Contexts: A Validation Study With German-Speaking Students

Small shifts, big changes: changing the story for students with Sensory Processing Sensitivity (SPS)

Highly Sensitive Person Scale (HSPS)

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