Table 2.

Correlations between SPS and personality dimensions of the NEO‐PI‐R and TCI

SPS		AES	EOE	LST
NEO‐PI‐R
Neuroticism	0.48***	0.18***	0.51***	0.34***
Extraversion	−0.17**	0.16**	−0.20***	−0.28***
Openness	0.22***	0.52***	0.05	0.07
Conscientiousness	−0.08	−0.01	−0.11*	−0.04
Agreeableness	0.14**	0.10*	0.11*	0.13*
TCI
Harm Avoidance	0.47***	0.03	0.55***	0.43***
Reward Dependence	0.24***	0.28***	0.18***	0.08
Novelty Seeking	−0.12*	0.12*	−0.17***	−0.16**
Persistence	0.11*	0.21***	0.03	0.04
Self‐directedness	−0.26***	−0.04	−0.34***	−0.13**
Cooperativeness	0.02	0.19***	−0.06	−0.01
Self‐transcendence	0.26***	0.40***	0.10	0.13*

Values are Spearman's correlation coefficients. HSP Scale and NEO‐PI‐R: n = 398; HSP Scale and TCI: n = 395.

Abbreviations: AES, Aesthetic Sensitivity; EOE, Ease of Excitation; HSP Scale, Highly Sensitive Person Scale; LST, Low Sensory Threshold; NEO‐PI‐R, Revised NEO Personality Inventory; SPS, sensory processing sensitivity; TCI, Temperament and Character Inventory.

^* p < .05.

^** p < .01.

^*** p < .001.