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Environmental sensitivity in young adolescents: The identification of sensitivity groups in a Polish sample
The research described herein is based on the assumptions of the sensory processing sensitivity concept and the meta framework for the concept of environmental sensitivity. The adopted theoretical framework shows that individuals differ in their sensitivity to the environment, with some being more s...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9302757/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35862375 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0271571 |
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author | Baryła-Matejczuk, Monika Kata, Grzegorz Poleszak, Wiesław |
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description | The research described herein is based on the assumptions of the sensory processing sensitivity concept and the meta framework for the concept of environmental sensitivity. The adopted theoretical framework shows that individuals differ in their sensitivity to the environment, with some being more sensitive than others. From the evolutionary perspective, it has also been assumed that sensory processing sensitivity follows a normal distribution in the population, with a minority being exceptionally or highly sensitive to environmental stimuli. We explored data from a sample of 928 young adolescents in two studies. The tool used to evaluate their sensitivity was the Highly Sensitive Child Scale, which in studies 1 and 2 had a three-factor structure. Latent class analysis was used for the interpretation of the data of the studied groups. The obtained results indicate the existence of three groups which differ significantly from each other according to the HSC result. Based on the obtained results, it may be assumed that young adolescents are divided into three groups characterized by different sensitivities and their percentage distribution is not in agreement with the research conducted to date. The acquired information has both a theoretical value and a practical applicability, prompting reflection about the different aspects of the study, such as cultural differences, changes related to the development stage and the characteristics of the evaluation tool itself. From the perspective of possible applications, the obtained results may provide important information (1) to decision-makers who plan support or intervention programs at various levels of prevention, (2) for practitioners to provide them with the means with which to consider sensitivity as an important factor in coping with difficulties through diversified and adequate support (3) that is broadly applicable in the face of an environmental crisis (pandemic, the changing structure of class groups which is related to the number of refugees). |
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spelling | pubmed-93027572022-07-22 Environmental sensitivity in young adolescents: The identification of sensitivity groups in a Polish sample Baryła-Matejczuk, Monika Kata, Grzegorz Poleszak, Wiesław PLoS One Research Article The research described herein is based on the assumptions of the sensory processing sensitivity concept and the meta framework for the concept of environmental sensitivity. The adopted theoretical framework shows that individuals differ in their sensitivity to the environment, with some being more sensitive than others. From the evolutionary perspective, it has also been assumed that sensory processing sensitivity follows a normal distribution in the population, with a minority being exceptionally or highly sensitive to environmental stimuli. We explored data from a sample of 928 young adolescents in two studies. The tool used to evaluate their sensitivity was the Highly Sensitive Child Scale, which in studies 1 and 2 had a three-factor structure. Latent class analysis was used for the interpretation of the data of the studied groups. The obtained results indicate the existence of three groups which differ significantly from each other according to the HSC result. Based on the obtained results, it may be assumed that young adolescents are divided into three groups characterized by different sensitivities and their percentage distribution is not in agreement with the research conducted to date. The acquired information has both a theoretical value and a practical applicability, prompting reflection about the different aspects of the study, such as cultural differences, changes related to the development stage and the characteristics of the evaluation tool itself. From the perspective of possible applications, the obtained results may provide important information (1) to decision-makers who plan support or intervention programs at various levels of prevention, (2) for practitioners to provide them with the means with which to consider sensitivity as an important factor in coping with difficulties through diversified and adequate support (3) that is broadly applicable in the face of an environmental crisis (pandemic, the changing structure of class groups which is related to the number of refugees). Public Library of Science 2022-07-21 /pmc/articles/PMC9302757/ /pubmed/35862375 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0271571 Text en © 2022 Baryła-Matejczuk et al https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Baryła-Matejczuk, Monika Kata, Grzegorz Poleszak, Wiesław Environmental sensitivity in young adolescents: The identification of sensitivity groups in a Polish sample |
title | Environmental sensitivity in young adolescents: The identification of sensitivity groups in a Polish sample |
title_full | Environmental sensitivity in young adolescents: The identification of sensitivity groups in a Polish sample |
title_fullStr | Environmental sensitivity in young adolescents: The identification of sensitivity groups in a Polish sample |
title_full_unstemmed | Environmental sensitivity in young adolescents: The identification of sensitivity groups in a Polish sample |
title_short | Environmental sensitivity in young adolescents: The identification of sensitivity groups in a Polish sample |
title_sort | environmental sensitivity in young adolescents: the identification of sensitivity groups in a polish sample |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9302757/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35862375 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0271571 |
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