Welcome to our website about the trait of sensitivity. We provide reliable information about sensitivity and valuable resources for highly sensitive people as well as educators, parents, practitioners, and researchers.
How sensitive are you?
Sensitivity can be easily measured with a short questionnaire.
According to research, people tend to fall in one of three sensitivity groups: low, medium and high.
Take the test to find out which group you belong to.
Tests are available for adults, children and adolescents, parents to assess their children, and teachers to assess their students.
Sensitivity Blog
How Sensitivity Shapes Our Reactions to Life’s Highs and Lows
Our individual degree of sensitivity to the world around us affects how we experience both good and bad events. In two studies, we explored how individuals with heightened environmental sensitivity respond more strongly to both stressful and positive experiences, suggesting practical ways to support mental health based on these insights.
How High Sensitivity Drives Sustainability: the Power of Awe and Nature Connectedness
Highly sensitive people are more connected with nature. In this study we show that awe, the admiration for nature, is an important factor in this connection.
We also demonstrate that higher sensitivity leads to more pro-environmental behaviours through nature connectedness and the capacity to value the future consequences of actions.
“No one likes me or wants to play with me!” Do highly sensitive adolescents feel peer acceptance and rejection more intensely?
Peers play a crucial role in the social lives of adolescents, but peer experiences may affect some adolescents more strongly than others.
In a study involving 1,207 adolescents, we revealed that adolescents who scored high on sensitivity felt better after imagining acceptance by peers but worse after imagining rejection by peers compared to their less sensitive counterparts.