Development of Sensory Sensitivity Scales (SeSS): Reliability and validity analyses
Development of Sensory Sensitivity Scales (SeSS): Reliability and validity analyses
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DOI:
10.1016/j.ridd.2020.103612
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发表时间:
2020-05-01
影响因子:
3.1
通讯作者:
Kalaycioglu, Canan
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作者:
Aykan, Simge;Vatansever, Gozde;Kalaycioglu, Canan
Background: Although adults are known to have sensory sensitivity differences, existing sensitivity scales have been mostly developed for children. The limited number of adult scales measure social/emotional features and modalities together.Aims: To develop scales for adults that evaluate visual, auditory and somatosensory sensitivities as separate domains and independent of social/emotional features.Methods and procedures: Two consecutive studies (visual-auditory part and somatosensory part) were conducted using the same methods. Both studies included a pilot (n(1) = 405 and n(2) = 294) and a main group (n(1) = 425 and n(2) = 603). An exploratory factor analysis produced a single-factor solution for the visual and auditory domains and a three-factor solution for the somato-sensory domain (touch, pain, and itch) of Sensory Sensitivity Scales.Outcomes and results: A confirmatory factor analysis revealed good construct validity in the the visual (CFI = .973, TLI = .965, and RMSEA = .075) auditory (CFI = .943, TLI = .927, and RMSEA = .074) and somatosensory (CFI = .955, TLI = .946, and RMSEA = .048) scales. The categories were internally consistent (alpha(v) = .86, alpha(a) = .79, alpha(s) = .69). As an indicator of convergent validity, higher autistic traits were related to higher sensitivity (r(s)(-v) = .17, r(s-a) = .25, r(s)(-s) = .14).Conclusions and implications: Sensory Sensitivity Scales (SeSS) can be used to screen sensory sensitivity variability or identify and follow up the outcome of sensory interventions in adults.