The current thesis aims to advance the theoretical and empirical understanding of the temperament trait Sensory Processing Sensitivity (SPS). Since its discovery and development in 1997, much research has investigated the sensory, perceptual, and emotional behaviours and experiences associated with SPS, as well as its negative and positive outcomes. This research focuses specifically on three...
Propensity to have nightmares has been theorised in terms of diathesis-stress models, with this propensity being seen as negative or even pathological. In contrast, a recent model proposes that nightmare propensity is due to Differential Susceptibility to stimuli, where high susceptibility can be beneficial in positive environments but detrimental in negative environments. This susceptibility...