Department of Psychology, School of Society & Health, University of Salford, The Crescent, Salford, Manchester, M5 4WT, UK.
Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, Western Bank, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK.
Psychiatry Res. 2020 Nov;293:113477. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2020.113477. Epub 2020 Sep 24.
The aim of the present study was to examine the relationship between sensory processing sensitivity (SPS) and symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in adults. The Highly Sensitive Person Scale (HSPS) scale and the Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale (ASRS) were administered to a non-clinical group of 274 participants recruited from a university volunteers list. We found a highly significant positive correlation between number of self-reported ADHD traits and sensory sensitivity. Furthermore, ADHD traits and age were predictors of SPS and exploratory factor analysis revealed a factor that combined ADHD traits and items from the HSPS. The psychometric properties of the HSPS were also examined supporting the unidimensional nature of the concept. To our knowledge, this is the first study to identify a positive relationship between HSPS and ADHD traits in the general population. Our results further support recent findings suggesting abnormal sensory processing in ADHD.
本研究旨在探讨成人感官加工敏感性（SPS）与注意力缺陷多动障碍（ADHD）症状之间的关系。采用高度敏感个体量表（HSPS）和成人 ADHD 自评量表（ASRS）对从大学志愿者名单中招募的 274 名非临床参与者进行测试。我们发现，自我报告的 ADHD 特征数量与感官敏感性之间存在高度显著的正相关。此外，ADHD 特征和年龄是 SPS 的预测因子，探索性因子分析显示了一个结合 ADHD 特征和 HSPS 项目的因子。HSPS 的心理测量特性也得到了检验，支持了该概念的单一维度性质。据我们所知，这是首次在普通人群中发现 HSPS 与 ADHD 特征之间存在正相关关系的研究。我们的研究结果进一步支持了最近的发现，即 ADHD 存在异常的感官处理。
