Psychometric Properties and Validation of a German High Sensitive Person Scale (HSPS-G)

. High sensitivity is an individual disposition to perceive and process external and internal stimuli more intensely than the average population. For measuring high sensitivity, Aron and Aron (1997) developed a unidimensional self-report questionnaire. However, Smolewska, McCabe, and Woody (2006) fitted a model with three correlated factors: ease of excitation, aesthetic sensitivity, and low sensory threshold. Both models were questioned by...