Fig. 1.

Graphic illustration of individual differences in environmental sensitivity: diathesis–stress (a) describes variability in response to adverse exposures, and vantage sensitivity (b) variability in response to supportive exposures. The combination of diathesis–stress and vantage sensitivity reflects general sensitivity to environmental influences as described by sensory processing sensitivity, differential susceptibility, and biological sensitivity to context.

Adapted from “Individual Differences in Environmental Sensitivity” Fig. 1 by M. Pluess, 2015, Child Development Perspectives 9(3):138–143. Copyright 2015 by Wiley