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'Highly sensitive' people may not experience everything more intensely, study suggests (opens in a new tab)

medicalxpress.com · 2026-10-16

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Sensitive to what? Environmental sensitivity moderates affective associations with perceived safety, order, and social context

Journal of Environmental Psychology · 2026
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    Sensitive to what? Environmental sensitivity moderates affective associations with perceived safety, order, and social context

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Claim 1 of 5Not checkedA new Washington State University study published in the Journal of Environmental Psychology found that people who score highly on measures of environmental sensitivity are no more emotionally reactive to everyday conditions such as uncomfortable temperatures, unpleasant smells or noisy streets than their less sensitive counterparts.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 2 of 5Not checkedThe research suggests that highly sensitive people are particularly attuned to social cues and signs of safety or potential threats, with friendly interactions and neighborhood disorder linked more strongly to emotion in these participants.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 3 of 5Not checkedTo find out, the researchers analyzed more than 3,800 surveys completed by Chicago residents who used a smartphone app to record their emotions and rate conditions in outdoor neighborhoods and parks.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 4 of 5Not checkedThe researchers found that perceived safety, orderliness and friendly interactions among nearby people were more strongly associated with positive emotions in highly sensitive participants, but there was no evidence that the trait amplified emotional responses to physical conditions such as air quality, temperature or noise.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 5 of 5Not checkedMeidenbauer cautioned that the results do not rule out stronger reactions to extreme conditions, such as dangerous heat or severe air pollution.View evidenceHide evidence

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Sensitive to what? Environmental sensitivity moderates affective associations with perceived safety, order, and social context

Journal of Environmental Psychology · 2026

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Sensitive to what? Environmental sensitivity moderates affective associations with perceived safety, order, and social context

Journal of Environmental Psychology · 2026 · Crossref

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Environmental Design and Digital Well-being Among Youth: An Interdisciplinary Review Integrating Neuroscience, Environmental Psychology, and Traditional Spatial Practices Author

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