Association between sensory processing sensitivity and susceptibility to reinforcement immediate and delayed and susceptibility to punishment anticipated
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sensitivity in sensory processing, susceptibility to reinforcement, susceptibility to punishment, personalityAbstract
To date, there are no studies that relate Sensory Processing Sensitivity (SPS) and susceptibility to reinforcement (immediate and delayed), as well as with susceptibility to punishment (immediate and anticipated), therefore the objective of the present research was to study this relationship. The EPAS, ESCA and ESRID scales were administered to measure these variables to 314 adults (M=27.33; SD=8.91). The most notable of the results were that high sensitivity is moderately related to high susceptibility to well-being due to not obtaining reinforcement from the ESRID and fear of rejection from the ESCA, and weakly related to well-being due to reinforcement from the ESRID and caution from the ESCA. Thus, it can be inferred that the relationship of high sensitivity is moderate with short-term susceptibilitie but attenuates or disappears in the medium and long term.
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