Agreeable smellers and sensitive neurotics--correlations among personality traits and sensory thresholds

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Beitragende

Abstract

Correlations between personality traits and a wide range of sensory thresholds were examined. Participants (N = 124) completed a personality inventory (NEO-FFI) and underwent assessment of olfactory, trigeminal, tactile and gustatory detection thresholds, as well as examination of trigeminal and tactile pain thresholds. Significantly enhanced odor sensitivity in socially agreeable people, significantly enhanced trigeminal sensitivity in neurotic subjects, and a tendency for enhanced pain tolerance in highly conscientious participants was revealed. It is postulated that varied sensory processing may influence an individual's perception of the environment; particularly their perception of socially relevant or potentially dangerous stimuli and thus, varied with personality.

Details

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Aufsatznummere18701
FachzeitschriftPLoS ONE
Jahrgang6
Ausgabenummer4
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 27 Apr. 2011
Peer-Review-StatusJa

Externe IDs

Scopus 79955691130
researchoutputwizard legacy.publication#42580
PubMed 21556139
PubMedCentral PMC3083394
ORCID /0000-0001-9713-0183/work/146645182

Schlagworte

Schlagwörter

  • Adolescent, Adult, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Neurotic Disorders/physiopathology, Personality, Sensory Thresholds, Smell, Surveys and Questionnaires, Trigeminal Nerve/physiology