High sensitivity is often considered a characteristic of giftedness, but scientific evidence for this is limited. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate whether gifted children rate themselves higher in sensory processing sensitivity (SPS) than their peers. A total of 882 children from Grades 4, 5, and 6 of primary school participated. They all completed a cognitive ability test (COVAT-3) and two self-report questionnaires to assess SPS (HSC scale and ChiSSEQ). The results revealed that the 10% best-performing children on the cognitive ability test did not differ significantly from their peers in SPS. There was one exception: Only on the HSC scale did children with high cognitive abilities score higher than those with low abilities (not higher than those with average and above-average abilities). However, this difference disappeared when applying stricter cut-offs to define high cognitive abilities.

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小学背景下资优儿童与低、平均和高于平均认知能力儿童的感觉处理敏感性比较

高敏感性通常被认为是天赋的一个特征，但是这方面的科学证据是有限的。因此，本研究旨在调查资优儿童是否认为自己的感觉处理敏感性（SPS）高于同龄人。共有小学四、五、六年级的882名孩子参加。他们都完成了认知能力测试 (COVAT-3) 和两份自我报告问卷以评估 SPS（HSC 量表和 ChiSSEQ）。结果显示，认知能力测试中表现最好的 10% 儿童与 SPS 中的同龄人没有显着差异。有一个例外：只有在 HSC 量表上，认知能力高的孩子得分高于能力低的孩子（不高于平均能力和高于平均能力的孩子）。然而，当应用更严格的界限来定义高认知能力时，这种差异就消失了。