Psychometric Properties Of The Highly Sensitive Person Scale In Mexican Population

Sensory Processing Sensitivity (SPS) is a genetically-determined trait that allows people to notice external and internal subtleties in sensory stimuli easily. This feature provides certain advantages to those who possess it, such as, greater empathy, artistic tastes or skills, also, this people can...

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Published in:Psychology research and behavior management 2019-01, Vol.12, p.1081-1086
Main Authors: Montoya-Pérez, Karina Salud, Ortega, Jorge Isaac Manuel, Montes-Delgado, Roberto, Padrós-Blázquez, Ferrán, de la Roca Chiapas, José María, Montoya-Pérez, Rocío
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Confidentiality
Emotions
highly sensitivity
Methodology
personality
Population
Psychopathology
Quantitative psychology
Researchers
Sensory perception
sensory processing sensitivity
Studies
vulnerability
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Summary:Sensory Processing Sensitivity (SPS) is a genetically-determined trait that allows people to notice external and internal subtleties in sensory stimuli easily. This feature provides certain advantages to those who possess it, such as, greater empathy, artistic tastes or skills, also, this people can get greater benefit in circumstances with little exposure to sensory input. However, an unfavorable feature of the trait is an increased vulnerability to development psychopathology. In Mexico there is not an instrument to assess the presence of the SPS, thus, the purpose of this research was to analyze the psychometric properties of the Highly Sensitive Person Scale (HSP Scale) in Mexican population. The results showed that the adaptation of HSP Scale has adequate psychometric properties, so the essential contribution of this study is to provide a reliable and valid instrument that allows to discriminate the presence of the SPS.
ISSN:1179-1578
1179-1578
DOI:10.2147/PRBM.S224808