Sensory-processing sensitivity predicts performance on a visual search task followed by an increase in perceived stress

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 496-500

  Gerstenberg, Friederike X R ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Sensory processing sensitivity; Stress; Visual detection

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862335322     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2012.04.019     Document Type: Article

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