Trait sensory-processing sensitivity and subjective well-being: Distinctive associations for different aspects of sensitivity

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 83, Issue , 2015, Pages 44-49

  Sobocko, Karin ^a   Zelenski, John M ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aesthetic sensitivity; Highly Sensitive Person Scale; Orienting sensitivity openness; Sensory processing sensitivity; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 84926342209     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2015.03.045     Document Type: Article

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