This study investigated the need for uniqueness, visual aesthetic sensitivity, and their correlation. To investigate these variables, we asked 71 participants to complete the German adaptation of the Need for Uniqueness scale (NfU-G) and the Visual Aesthetic Sensitivity Test (VAST)—including the VAST-Revised (VAST-R). The NfU-G measures the need to set oneself apart from others, whereas the VAST(-R) tests the ability to identify the objective aesthetic goodness of a figural composition. The findings of this study are significantly compliant with theoretical considerations: the higher a participant scores on the NfU-G scale, the lower the percentage of correctly identified drawings on the VAST(-R), with the VAST being a stronger predictor than the VAST-R. Thus, the results suggest that participants who strive for individuality exhibit lower visual aesthetic sensitivity since they tend to violate norms in order to assert their uniqueness. Limitations regarding this outcome are discussed.

这项研究调查了对独特性，视觉美学敏感性及其相关性的需求。为了调查这些变量，我们要求71名参与者完成德国对“独特性需求量表”（NfU-G）和视觉审美敏感性测试（VAST）（包括VAST修订版（VAST-R））的修改。NfU-G衡量了将自己与其他人区分开的需要，而VAST（-R）测试了确定人物形象客观美感的能力。这项研究的结果与理论上的考虑非常吻合：参与者在NfU-G量表上的得分越高，在VAST（-R）上正确识别的图纸的百分比就越低，而VAST比VAST的预测力更强-R 从而，结果表明，追求个性的参与者表现出较低的视觉审美敏感性，因为他们倾向于违反规范以主张自己的独特性。讨论了有关该结果的局限性。