著者

岐部 智恵子 平野 真理

出版者

日本パーソナリティ心理学会

雑誌

パーソナリティ研究 (ISSN:13488406)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.29, no.1, pp.8-10, 2020

被引用文献数

4

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<p>This study developed the Japanese version of the Highly Sensitive Child Scale for Childhood (HSCS-C) and tested its validity and reliability. Data were collected from 400 dyads of primary school children (third to sixth grades: <i>M_age</i> = 9.75 years, <i>SD</i> = 1.22; male = 48.5%) and their mothers (<i>M_age</i> = 41.00 years, <i>SD</i> = 5.05). Two factors were found: the first was the conjunction of Ease of Excitation and Low Sensory Threshold, and the second was Aesthetic Sensitivity. A bivariate correlation analysis indicated that children's sensory processing sensitivity, measured with HSCS-C, was associated with self-reported empathy and mother-reported temperaments, with both forms being distinct. The internal consistency was found to be satisfactory.</p>