Experiences of Adults High in the Personality Trait Sensory Processing Sensitivity: A Qualitative Study.

ABSTRACT: Sensory processing sensitivity (SPS) is a personality trait reflecting inter-individual differences in sensitivity to negative and positive environmental information. Being high in SPS is associated with increased stress-related problems if environments are unfavourable but also appears to enhance one's ability to benefit from health-promoting environments. In understanding SPS, therefore, lies the potential for innovating the ways we use to promote mental health. However, as a young research field, the core characteristics of SPS are yet debated. Qualitative research interviewing highly sensitive adults is important to conduct ecologically valid research connected with the complex realities of people. This study was the first to systematically report the perceptions and experiences of SPS

SUBMITTER: Bas S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8584340 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature