School of Applied Psychology, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.
Appl Psychol Health Well Being. 2024 Nov;16(4):2536-2566. doi: 10.1111/aphw.12554. Epub 2024 Jun 4.
There is emerging empirical evidence indicating that differences in self-reported sensory processing may be associated with differences in levels of stress in the adult populations. Understanding how sensory processing relates to stress is of clinical relevance, given the well-established impact of stress on physical health, mental health and well-being. Although several studies have examined the association between sensory processing and stress in adult populations, no published reviews have systematically summarised and synthesised these findings. We aimed to fill this gap by conducting a systematic review to synthesise the available evidence examining the association between self-reported sensory processing and self-reported measures of stress in the adult population. The review was conducted following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA-S) checklist. Twenty studies were included in the final review. Quality assessment was conducted with the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool. Overall, the evidence is strong for an association between differences in sensory processing and self-reported stress in adults. This association was found across a range of populations and measures of stress, in cross-sectional studies. The most commonly used measure of sensory processing was the Highly Sensitive Person Scale, which was consistently moderately associated with a range of measures of stress. The quality of the included studies was generally good, with most meeting four or five out of five criteria. Longitudinal studies are lacking. There is strong evidence for a cross-sectional association between sensory processing and stress in an adult population. Further research, in particular longitudinal studies and studies including clinical populations, would be of benefit in order to establish causality.
越来越多的经验证据表明，自我报告的感觉处理差异可能与成年人的压力水平差异有关。了解感觉处理与压力之间的关系具有临床意义，因为压力对身体健康、心理健康和幸福感的影响已得到充分证实。尽管有几项研究已经调查了成年人群体中感觉处理与压力之间的关联，但没有发表的综述系统地总结和综合了这些发现。我们旨在通过进行系统综述来填补这一空白，该综述旨在综合现有证据，以检验成年人群体中自我报告的感觉处理与自我报告的压力测量之间的关联。该综述按照系统评价和荟萃分析的首选报告项目 (PRISMA-S) 检查表进行。最终综述纳入了 20 项研究。使用混合方法评估工具进行了质量评估。总体而言，证据表明感觉处理差异与成年人自我报告的压力之间存在关联。这种关联在横断面研究中在一系列人群和压力测量中均存在。最常用的感觉处理测量方法是高度敏感人士量表，该量表与一系列压力测量方法之间存在中度关联。纳入研究的质量总体较好，大多数研究符合五个标准中的四个或五个标准。缺乏纵向研究。在成年人群体中，感觉处理和压力之间存在横断面关联的强有力证据。进一步的研究，特别是纵向研究和包括临床人群的研究，将有助于确定因果关系。
