Psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Highly Sensitive Child Scale among Chinese adolescents

Yue Lin Li, Gang Cheng, Xian Hong Zhou, Ting Ting Fan, Fei Ling Du and Jia Chen

Children and Youth Services Review, 2024, vol. 163, issue C

Abstract: The present study aimed to develop the Chinese version of the Highly Sensitive Child (C-HSC) Scale and examine its psychometric properties in Chinese participants (grade 4 ∼ fourth year of college), and preliminarily explores what kinds of Environmental Sensitivity groups exist among Chinese adolescents. A total of 9091 data (46.65 % males, 9–23 years old) points were collected to examine the psychometric properties of the C-HSC scale, and half of the data were used to explore the types of Environmental Sensitivity groups. The results showed that the scale has good psychometric properties. First, the scale composed of three dimensions is consistent with the Highly Sensitive Child Scale, which is more consistent with the bifactor structure model than the three-factor structure model. In addition, the scale has good reliability, convergent validity and discriminant validity; and has full configural, full metric, and full scalar invariance (partial scalar invariance across developmental stages) across genders and developmental stages. Finally, three groups of Environmental Sensitivity were found among Chinese adolescents, namely, high (orchids), medium (tulips), and low (dandelions) Environmental Sensitivity. The proportions of low, medium and high environmental sensitivity were 24.09 %, 40.64 % and 35.27 %, respectively.

Keywords: Validity; Reliability; Highly Sensitive Child Scale; China (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.107753

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