Cut-off scores for sensitivity interpretation of the Korean Highly Sensitive Person Scale.

Autor: Yang W; Division of Architecture, Gwangju University, Gwangju, Korea., Kwon M; Department of Speech-Language Pathology, Gwangju University, Gwangju, Korea.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: PloS one [PLoS One] 2024 Sep 19; Vol. 19 (9), pp. e0309904. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Sep 19 (Print Publication: 2024).
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0309904
Abstrakt: This study aimed to replicate findings on sensitivity groups, their proportions, and cut-off scores in a South Korean population. Uniquely, it extended the age range to include participants up to 80 years old, representing the first attempt to validate these constructs across such a broad age spectrum in this cultural context. A total of 1773 South Koreans in their 20s to 80s participated in the Highly Sensitive Person Scale (HSPS) questionnaire survey, conducted to establish a cut-off score to be used more conveniently in real-world scenarios. The results showed that 22.0%, 45.3%, and 32.7% belonged to the low-, medium-, and high-sensitivity groups, respectively. The average item scores of 3.81 and 4.73 served as cut-off points distinguishing low- from medium-sensitivity and medium- from high-sensitivity groups, respectively. This study represents applied research on the use of HSPS. Research on HSPS cut-off scores considering cultural or demographic characteristics is still in its early stages, and accumulating data through various surveys is key for in-depth comparative analyses.
Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
(Copyright: © 2024 Yang, Kwon. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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