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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Individual Differences

Background:

  • Two theories address sensory sensitivity: psychology's sensory processing sensitivity (SPS) and occupational therapy's sensory processing (SP).
  • Each theory has a corresponding measure: the highly-sensitive-person scale (HSPS) and the adolescent adult sensory profile (ASP).
  • Both constructs were theorized to be independent of neuroticism.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the convergence and divergence of the HSPS and ASP measures.
  • To examine the relationship between these sensory sensitivity measures and neuroticism.
  • To investigate the underlying latent structures of the HSPS and ASP.

Main Methods:

  • Recruited 1,702 participants from the general population and an SPS-focused Facebook group.
  • Administered the HSPS, ASP, and neuroticism questionnaires.
  • Employed exploratory graph analysis and meta-analyses to examine measure convergence, divergence, and relationship with neuroticism.

Main Results:

  • The latent structures of HSPS and ASP partially aligned with their respective theories.
  • Sub-scales showed high correlations (r=0.63) but sufficient divergence.
  • Both measures differentially predicted Facebook group membership and were not isomorphic with neuroticism.

Conclusions:

  • HSPS primarily captures emotional reactions to sensory stimulation, while ASP focuses on behavioral reactions.
  • The findings support the distinct, yet partially overlapping, nature of SPS and SP constructs.
  • Shorter, reliable measures for both theories were developed based on the results.