The personality trait sensory processing sensitivity (SPS) is an established risk factor for the development of internalizing problems. Highly sensitive adolescents react stronger to environmental cues including parenting environment and stressful life events. The aim of the current study was to examine if the perceived impact of COVID-19, mediates the link between SPS and internalizing problems. In addition, it was tested if parenting style moderates the mediating effect of perceived COVID-19 impact between SPS and internalizing problems among adolescents. The study had a cross- sectional design and data were collected between April-July 2020 during the first lockdown in the Netherlands. Participants were 404 adolescents aged 9–18 years (M_age = 13.49). Questionnaires were administered online to assess SPS (Highly Sensitive Child Scale), parenting style (Parenting Style Inventory-II), internalizing problems (Patient Health Questionnaire-4) and COVID-19 pandemic impact (COVID-19 impact scale). The SPSS macro PROCESS was used to test the mediation model of perceived COVID-19 impact and the moderated mediation model with parenting style as a moderator. A relationship was found between SPS and internalizing problems which is partly mediated by the COVID-19 impact. The moderating effect of parenting style was not found. These findings provide insight into the effect the pandemic has had on highly sensitive adolescents. Further research is needed to develop and test interventions to support sensitive youth and thus possibly prevent the development of internalizing problems.

人格特质感觉加工敏感性（SPS）是内化问题发展的既定风险因素。高度敏感的青少年对环境线索的反应更强，包括育儿环境和压力性生活事件。当前研究的目的是检查 COVID-19 的感知影响是否调解了 SPS 和内化问题之间的联系。此外，还测试了养育方式是否会调节 SPS 和青少年内化问题之间感知到的 COVID-19 影响的中介作用。该研究采用横断面设计，数据是在 2020 年 4 月至 7 月荷兰首次封锁期间收集的。参与者是 404 名 9-18 岁的青少年（M_年龄 = 13.49）。在线进行问卷调查以评估 SPS（高度敏感儿童量表）、养育方式（养育方式量表-II）、内化问题（患者健康问卷-4）和 COVID-19 大流行影响（COVID-19 影响量表）。SPSS宏过程用于测试感知COVID-19影响的中介模型和以育儿方式为调节者的调节中介模型。在 SPS 和内化问题之间发现了一种关系，这种关系部分是由 COVID-19 的影响所介导的。未发现教养方式的调节作用。这些发现提供了深入了解大流行对高度敏感的青少年的影响。需要进一步研究来开发和测试干预措施，以支持敏感的青年，从而可能防止内化问题的发展。