Gubler Danièle Anne, Janelt Tobias, Roth Marcus, Schlegel Katja, Guggisberg Jasmin, Troche Stefan Johannes
Department of Psychology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Department of Psychology, University of Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg-Essen, Germany.
J Pers Assess. 2025 Mar-Apr;107(2):205-220. doi: 10.1080/00223891.2024.2405536. Epub 2024 Sep 25.
Based on Aron's (2020) DOES model, we developed the DOES Scale to measure Sensory Processing Sensitivity (SPS) with four dimensions: Depth of Processing, Overstimulation, Emotional Reactivity, and Sensing the Subtle. Using interview data from the study by Roth et al. (2023), we created a 20-item questionnaire (5 items per dimension) in German and English. In three studies with 1,365 subjects from Switzerland, Germany, Austria, and the UK, we evaluated the psychometric properties of the scale using confirmatory factor analysis and examined construct validity with the established Highly Sensitive Person Scale (HSPS) and different personality measures. The results confirmed each subscale's unidimensionality and good psychometric properties. Considering the four subscales together indicated that they could be best described as correlated factors rather than in terms of a second-order factor. Convergent validity was confirmed, especially for Overstimulation in its association with the HSPS total score and its subscales EOE and LST. Regarding discriminant validity, the Sensing the Subtle dimension exhibited clear distinctiveness, while the other three subscales overlapped with neuroticism, extraversion, empathy, and rumination, aligning with theoretical expectations. The DOES Scale emerges as a reliable, valid tool for assessing SPS, recommending its four dimensions be interpreted as a trait constellation.
基于阿隆（2020年）的DOES模型，我们开发了DOES量表，用于从深度加工、过度刺激、情绪反应和感知细微四个维度测量感觉加工敏感性（SPS）。利用罗斯等人（2023年）研究中的访谈数据，我们创建了一份包含20个条目的问卷（每个维度5个条目），有德语和英语两个版本。在三项针对来自瑞士、德国、奥地利和英国的1365名受试者的研究中，我们使用验证性因素分析评估了该量表的心理测量特性，并使用已有的高敏感人群量表（HSPS）和不同的人格测量方法检验了结构效度。结果证实了每个子量表的单维性和良好的心理测量特性。综合考虑这四个子量表表明，它们最好被描述为相关因素，而不是二阶因素。收敛效度得到了证实，尤其是过度刺激维度与HSPS总分及其子量表EOE和LST的相关性。关于区分效度，感知细微维度表现出明显的独特性，而其他三个子量表与神经质、外向性、同理心和沉思存在重叠，这与理论预期相符。DOES量表是一种评估SPS的可靠、有效的工具，建议将其四个维度解释为一种特质组合。
