We investigated whether environmental sensitivity, as measured by the Highly Sensitive Person Scale (HSPS), predicts constructs related to interpersonal sensitivity above and beyond Big Five traits. In Study 1 (N = 1377), we first examined the HSPS factor structure and found a two-factor solution to be most optimal. We then found that the two HSPS factors were significantly associated with constructs related to three domains of interpersonal sensitivity such as empathy (positive interpersonal sensitivity), social anxiety (negative interpersonal sensitivity), and theory of mind (social cognitive ability), and explained unique variance above and beyond neuroticism, extraversion, agreeableness, and openness. In Study 2 (N = 1240), we replicated most of these findings after statistically controlling for all Big Five personality traits.

我们调查了通过高度敏感人量表 (HSPS) 衡量的环境敏感性是否能预测与人际敏感度相关的结构，超越大五特征。在研究 1 ( N  = 1377) 中，我们首先检查了 HSPS 因子结构并找到了最佳的双因子解。然后，我们发现这两个 HSPS 因素与与人际敏感性三个领域相关的构念显着相关，例如同理心（积极的人际敏感性）、社交焦虑（消极的人际敏感性）和心智理论（社会认知能力），并解释了独特的超越神经质、外向性、宜人性和开放性的差异。在研究 2 ( N = 1240），我们在统计控制所有大五人格特征后复制了大部分这些发现。