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Psychother Psychosom Med Psychol 2022; 72(03/04): 108-116
DOI: 10.1055/a-1494-3892
Diagnostische Verfahren

Normierung der deutschen Fassung der Highly Sensitive Person Scale (HSPS-G) – Selbstbeurteilungsskala an einer deutschsprachigen Stichprobe

Norms of the German Version of the Highly Sensitive Person Scale (HSPS-G) – Self-Assessment Scale on a German-Speaking Sample
Philipp Yorck Herzberg
1   Professur für Persönlichkeitspsychologie und Psychologische Diagnostik, Helmut-Schmidt-Universität Universität der Bundeswehr Hamburg, Deutschland
,
Kai R. Fricke
1   Professur für Persönlichkeitspsychologie und Psychologische Diagnostik, Helmut-Schmidt-Universität Universität der Bundeswehr Hamburg, Deutschland
,
Sandra Konrad
1   Professur für Persönlichkeitspsychologie und Psychologische Diagnostik, Helmut-Schmidt-Universität Universität der Bundeswehr Hamburg, Deutschland
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Problem Die deutsche Fassung der Highly Sensitive Person Scale (HSPS-G) ist ein Verfahren zur Feststellung der Ausprägung des Merkmals Feinfühligkeit. Diese Skala wurde bisher in der deutschen Fassung validiert (Konrad & Herzberg, 2017), eine Normierung für die deutschsprachige Allgemeinbevölkerung steht allerdings noch aus.

Methode Zur Erstellung von Normwerten der Skala für die Allgemeinbevölkerung wurden N=7458 Personen (n=6251 Frauen, n=1207 Männer) im Alter von 14–80 Jahren (MW=37.80, SD=11.75) im deutschsprachigen Raum (Deutschland, Österreich, Schweiz) online befragt.

Ergebnisse Die Varianzanalyse zeigte höhere Werte für Frauen, so dass geschlechtsspezifische Normen notwendig sind. Daher werden geschlechtsspezifische Normwerte für die Subskalen der HSPS-G als auch für den HSPS-G-Gesamtscore bereitgestellt. Mit diesen Prozenträngen und T-Werten stehen erstmals Vergleichsdaten für das im deutschen Sprachraum etablierte Instrument zur Verfügung, die die Interpretation interindividueller und intraindividueller Unterschiede vor dem Hintergrund von Bevölkerungsangaben erlauben.

Abstract

Problem The German version of the Highly Sensitive Person Scale (HSPS-G) is an instrument for the assessment of sensitivity. Validity of the scale was confirmed in prior research (Konrad & Herzberg, 2017). This paper provides norm values of the HSPS-G for German-speaking countries.

Method To generate norms, data from 7458 participants (6251 female, 1207 male; age ranging: 14–80 years; mean=37.80; SD=11.75) were collected in an online assessment. Participants were German-speaking citizens of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.

Results Analysis of variance suggested systematic gender differences in the scores. Thus, gender-specific norms were created for the subscales and the total score of the HSPS-G. The resulting norm values comprising percentiles and T-values enable comparative interpretation of the results of the HSPS-G, enabling the assessment of inter- and intraindividual differences with respect to demographic variables.

Schlüsselwörter

Normierung - Normen - sensory-processing sensitivity - highly sensitive person scale - Persönlichkeit - Erwachsene

Key words

norm values - sensory-processing sensitivity - highly sensitive person scale - personality - adults


Publication History

Received: 04 November 2020

Accepted: 05 April 2021

Article published online:
20 September 2021

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