TY - JOUR
T1 - Relationship between sensory-processing sensitivity and age in a large cross-sectional Japanese sample
AU - Ueno, Yuki
AU - Takahashi, Aki
AU - Oshio, Atsushi
N1 - Funding Information:
This project was supported by JSPS KAKENHI 25380893 , Kwansei Gakuin University Joint Research Grant(B), JSPS KAKENHI 16J00972 , JSPS KAKENHI 16J07940 .
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© 2019
PY - 2019/10
Y1 - 2019/10
N2 - Sensory-processing sensitivity is a trait involving inherent individual differences that typically manifest in the brain's handling of sensory information (Aron and Aron, 1997). Studies regarding sensory-processing sensitivity have focused on specific age ranges; however, developmental changes in sensory-processing sensitivity have not been studied. This study aimed to examine the relationship between sensory-processing sensitivity and age in Japanese adults (N = 1,983, 1,078 men). Participants ranging in age from 20-69 completed the Japanese version of the 19-item Highly Sensitive Person Scale (Takahashi, 2016). Results of hierarchical multiple regression analysis indicated that low sensory threshold and ease of excitation decrease linearly with age, whereas aesthetic sensitivity increases linearly with age. In contrast, age-related changes in sensory-processing sensitivity do not differ by sex. Thus, the status of age-related changes differs slightly based on sensory-processing sensitivity factors.
AB - Sensory-processing sensitivity is a trait involving inherent individual differences that typically manifest in the brain's handling of sensory information (Aron and Aron, 1997). Studies regarding sensory-processing sensitivity have focused on specific age ranges; however, developmental changes in sensory-processing sensitivity have not been studied. This study aimed to examine the relationship between sensory-processing sensitivity and age in Japanese adults (N = 1,983, 1,078 men). Participants ranging in age from 20-69 completed the Japanese version of the 19-item Highly Sensitive Person Scale (Takahashi, 2016). Results of hierarchical multiple regression analysis indicated that low sensory threshold and ease of excitation decrease linearly with age, whereas aesthetic sensitivity increases linearly with age. In contrast, age-related changes in sensory-processing sensitivity do not differ by sex. Thus, the status of age-related changes differs slightly based on sensory-processing sensitivity factors.
KW - Age
KW - Highly sensitive person
KW - Japanese adults
KW - Large cross-sectional study
KW - Neuroscience
KW - Sensory-processing sensitivity
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U2 - 10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e02508
DO - 10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e02508
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85072781030
SN - 2405-8440
VL - 5
JO - Heliyon
JF - Heliyon
IS - 10
M1 - e02508
ER -