Exploring sensory processing sensitivity: Relationships with mental and somatic health, interactions with positive and negative environments, and evidence for differential susceptibility

被引：1

作者：

Damatac, Christienne G. ^{[1
,2
]}

ter Avest, Marleen J. ^{[1
,2
]}

Wilderjans, Tom F. ^{[3
]}

De Gucht, Veronique ^{[4
]}

Woestenburg, Dion H. A. ^{[3
]}

Landeweerd, Laurens ^{[5
]}

Galesloot, Tessel E. ^{[6
]}

Geerligs, Linda ^{[7
]}

Homberg, Judith R. ^{[1
,2
]}

Greven, Corina U. ^{[1
,2
,8
]}

机构：

[1] Radboud Univ Nijmegen, Donders Inst Brain Cognit & Behav, Med Ctr, Kapittelweg 29, NL-6525 EN Nijmegen, Netherlands

[2] Radboud Univ Nijmegen, Dept Cognit Neurosci, Med Ctr, Kapittelweg 29, NL-6525 EN Nijmegen, Netherlands

[3] Leiden Univ, Inst Psychol, Fac Social & Behav Sci, Methodol & Stat Res Unit, Rapenburg 70, NL-2311 EZ Leiden, Netherlands

[4] Leiden Univ, Inst Psychol, Res Grp Hlth Med & Neuropsychol, Rapenburg 70, NL-2311 EZ Leiden, Netherlands

[5] Radboud Univ Nijmegen, Inst Sci Soc, Fac Sci, Toernooiveld 5, NL-6525 ED Nijmegen, Netherlands

[6] Radboud Univ Nijmegen, Dept IQ Hlth, Med Ctr, Post 133,POB 9101, NL-6500 HB Nijmegen, Netherlands

[7] Radboud Univ Nijmegen, Dept Artificial Intelligence, Donders Inst Brain Cognit & Behav, Thomas van Aquinostr 4,Postbus 9104, NL-6500 HE Nijmegen, Netherlands

[8] Karakter Child & Adolescent Psychiat Univ Ctr, Reinier Postlaan 12, NL-6525 GC Nijmegen, Netherlands

来源：

CURRENT RESEARCH IN BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES | 2025年 / 8卷

关键词：

Sensory processing sensitivity; Environmental sensitivity; Differential susceptibility; Mental health; Physical health; STRESS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; ASSOCIATION; EXPERIENCES; NEUROTICISM; VALIDATION; SCALE;

D O I：

10.1016/j.crbeha.2024.100165

中图分类号：

B84 [心理学]; C [社会科学总论]; Q98 [人类学];

学科分类号：

03 ; 0303 ; 030303 ; 04 ; 0402 ;

摘要：

Environment may play a role in how the evolutionarily conserved personality trait sensory processing sensitivity (SPS) relates to health. Nevertheless, there has been no comprehensive investigation of the relationships between SPS and mental and somatic health outcomes in a large sample, while accounting for neuroticism and environmental variables. To better understand susceptibility to positive and negative environments, we systematically investigated associations between SPS and several health-related outcomes: stress-related traits, neurodevelopmental (ADHD and autistic) traits, well-being, and somatic health in 252 adults (ages 30-39 years) from a population-based sample. We then evaluated how environmental factors modify those relationships by testing SPS interactions with lifetime or current measures of positive or negative environments. Finally, we formally tested whether SPS is a factor for differential susceptibility. Notably, we found that higher SPS related to more burnout, anxiety, depression, stress, health complaints, and nonprescription medication use but not to total neurodevelopmental traits. Even after controlling for neuroticism, burnout, anxiety, and health complaints associations with SPS remained significant. We also found small to modest associations between SPS subscales and neurodevelopmental trait subscales. Of note, in unfavorable environments (threatening life events), higher SPS related to more autistic traits. In favorable environments (social support), SPS related to more life satisfaction, supporting the theory of SPS as a factor for differential susceptibility to environments. This study illustrates that SPS may be a risk factor for stress-related and somatic symptoms, independent of neuroticism. We conclude that SPS may moderate sensitivity to environments, possibly as an adaptation factor, enabling highly sensitive individuals to be more malleable to environmental influences.

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