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Psychometric properties of the Highly Sensitive Child scale across developmental stage, gender and country
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Springer, 2021.
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Abstract
- Adolescents differ in their degree of Environmental Sensitivity, that is, the ability to perceive and process information about their environment. The present study aimed to investigate the psychometric properties of the Highly Sensitive Child scale (HSC), a self-report measure of Environmental Sensitivity, in two Belgian and UK samples with a total of 3056 adolescents. First, the factor structure, internal consistency, dimensionality, and construct validity of the HSC scale were examined. Second, measurement invariance of the HSC scale across developmental stage, gender, and country was tested. Results supported a bifactor model with a general sensitivity factor and three group factors: Ease of Excitation (EOE), Low Sensory Threshold (LST), and Aesthetic Sensitivity (AES). Cronbach’s alpha and McDonalds’s (hierarchical) omega indicated that the HSC scale is a reliable measure of Environmental Sensitivity, except for AES. Furthermore, AES was associated with different personality traits than EOE and LST. Second, the HSC scale was partially measurement invariant across developmental stage, gender, and country. The results provide important insights in the psychometrics of a first measurement of Environmental Sensitivity in early to late adolescents. Implications for further research are discussed. ispartof: Current Psychology vol:40 issue:7 pages:3309-3325 status: published
- Subjects :
- Psychometrics
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05 social sciences
Construct validity
050109 social psychology
Context (language use)
050105 experimental psychology
Developmental psychology
Cronbach's alpha
Scale (social sciences)
Personality
0501 psychology and cognitive sciences
Measurement invariance
Big Five personality traits
Psychology
General Psychology
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- Language :
- English
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....80d55e0495c01d2c43468194fb0c6106
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-019-00254-5