Table 4. Overview of Responsivity Patterns in the Sample.
| Responsivity pattern | n | % | HSC M (SD) | Age M | % girls | T M (SD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Predicted patterns (H3) | 88 | 34.4% | ||||
| 1. Adverse sensitive (“for worse”) | 13 | 5.1% | 4.4 (0.61) | 14.7 | 61.5% | 17.4 (10.1) |
| 2. Vantage sensitive (“for better”) | 8 | 3.1% | 5.0 (0.38) | 13.9 | 75.0% | 18.1 (7.8) |
| 3. Differentially susceptible (“for better and for worse”) |
67 | 26.2% | 4.4 (0.77) | 14.3 | 74.6% | 19.4 (7.7) |
| 4. Unsusceptible (“for neither”) | 0 | 0% | - | - | - | - |
| Unpredicted patterns | 168 | 65.6% | ||||
| 5. Opposing effect of PPC | 6 | 2.3% | 4.9 (0.77) | 15.3 | 66.7% | 17.5 (9.8) |
| 6. Opposing effect of PS | 73 | 28.5% | 4.6 (0.63) | 14.5 | 76.7% | 20.0 (7.4) |
| 7. Opposing effect of PPC and PS | 17 | 6.6% | 4.8 (0.67) | 14.8 | 58.8% | 19.7 (6.2) |
| 8. Unperceptivea | 72 | 28.1% | 4.1 (1.12) | 14.2 | 68.1% | 17.0 (8.9) |
| Total | 256 | 100.0% | 4.4 (0.86) | 14.4 | 71.5% | 18.8 (8.1) |
Note. n = number of participants. HSC = Highly Sensitive Child Scale. M = mean. SD = standard deviation. T = number of bi-weekly observations.
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Of the 72 adolescents, 2 showed changes in parenting but not in their psychological functioning.