著者

串崎 真志

出版者

関西大学大学院心理学研究科

雑誌

関西大学心理学研究 (ISSN:21850070)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.11, pp.11-17, 2020-03

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Sensory-processing sensitivity is a personality trait of processing information (e.g. auditory, visual, tactile, olfactory) more strongly and deeply than others. Previous research has found individuals with high sensory-processing sensitivity (highly sensitive person: HSP) have a personality with intuitive dominant function categorized by Carl Jung. The present study investigated the hypothesis if the highly sensitive persons have a tendency to imagine intuitive words on word association test. University students (N = 15) were asked to take part in the Watchword technique (Daniels, 1992). After that, they completed the Highly Sensitive Person Scale-Short form and Nine-item Empath Scale. Results showed that there was no difference between high and low HSP groups in the number of intuitive words, but individuals with high sensory-processing sensitivity felt right about interpretations of watchword keys. Further research is needed to confirm and expand these findings.