Table 1.
Descriptive statistics of the study sample and all included variables.
| Sample | Mean (SD) | Bivariate correlations | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | HSC | EOE | AES | LST | N | O | C | E | ||
| ES | 2868 | 45.16 (10.95) | 49.23 (10.86) | ||||||||
| EOE | 2868 | 17.77 (6.57) | 19.55 (6.56) | 0.88** | |||||||
| AES | 2868 | 20.30 (4.21) | 21.11 (3.57) | 0.58** | 0.27** | ||||||
| LST | 2868 | 7.10 (3.70) | 8.61 (4.00) | 0.73** | 0.52** | 0.17** | |||||
| Neuroticism | 1156 | 14.97 (4.20) | 16.42 (4.17) | 0.33** | 0.39** | −0.02 | 0.24** | ||||
| Openness | 1154 | 21.21 (3.90) | 21.53 (3.57) | 0.06 | −0.02 | 0.19** | 0.01 | −0.02 | |||
| Conscientiousness | 1150 | 21.81 (3.73) | 22.68 (3.96) | −0.05 | −0.13** | 0.14** | −0.03 | −0.16** | 0.17** | ||
| Extraversion | 1154 | 21.53 (4.32) | 21.45 (3.89) | −0.18** | −0.24** | 0.13** | −0.21** | −0.38** | 0.27** | 0.29** | |
| Agreeableness | 1152 | 21.18 (3.89) | 22.31 (4.02) | 0.01 | −0.04 | 0.07 | 0.04 | −0.19** | 0.22** | 0.35** | 0.24** |
Means and bivariate correlations represent the data from a sample of one randomly selected twin from each pair, to ensure data is not influenced by family relatedness. Bivariate correlations represent variables corrected for age and sex.
ES Environmental Sensitivity − total score, EOE ease of excitation, AES aesthetic sensitivity, LST low sensory threshold, SD standard deviation, N neuroticism, O openness, C conscientiousness, E extraversion.
*p < 0.01; **p < 0.001.