Table 2 Sensitivity groups (primary sample)

From: Dandelions, tulips and orchids: evidence for the existence of low-sensitive, medium-sensitive and high-sensitive individuals

 

Frequencies

M (SD)

HSP

EOE

AES

LST

Subsample A

Low sensitive

31.27%

3.17 (0.46)

3.27 (0.59)

2.02 (0.70)

4.13 (1.02)

Medium sensitive

42.15%

4.23 (0.35)

4.49 (0.47)

3.32 (0.72)

4.68 (0.81)

High sensitive

26.58%

5.10 (0.39)

5.32 (0.53)

4.68 (0.64)

5.09 (0.68)

Subsample B

Low sensitive

25.33%

3.05 (0.45)

3.18 (0.57)

2.00 (0.59)

3.86 (0.83)

Medium sensitive

44.67%

4.04 (0.35)

4.32 (0.56)

2.90 (0.70)

4.64 (0.77)

High sensitive

30.00%

4.99 (0.45)

5.18 (0.67)

4.51 (0.73)

5.12 (0.72)

Total sample

Low sensitive

30.52%

3.14 (0.45)

3.26 (0.57)

2.04 (0.64)

4.03 (0.91)

Medium sensitive

40.29%

4.14 (0.33)

4.43 (0.52)

3.09 (0.73)

4.67 (0.80)

High sensitive

29.19%

5.02 (0.43)

5.23 (0.60)

4.57 (0.68)

5.10 (0.71)

  1. HSP highly sensitive Person scale (total score), EOE ease of excitation subscale, AES aesthetic sensitivity subscale, LST low sensory threshold subscale