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This article describes the development of the Adult Sensory Processing Scale
(ASPS), a sensory processing questionnaire for adults.
The ASPS measures
self-reported responses to input from distinct sensory systems
and is intended to
be sensitive to individual differences in the adult population. ASPS construction
involved two phases: item development and instrument construction. During item
development, content validity of 71 items was assessed by means of expert
ratings. During instrument construction, items were evaluated using data from an
online survey of 491 adults. Exploratory factor analysis and Rasch analysis
yielded an optimal solution of eight factors representing vestibular
overresponsiveness, auditory overresponsiveness, visual overresponsiveness,
social tactile overresponsiveness, proprioceptive seeking, general
underresponsiveness, vestibular-proprioceptive underresponsiveness affecting
postural control, and vestibular overresponsiveness-intolerance to movement. The
final ASPS contains 39 items and demonstrates acceptable internal consistency,
strong content validity, and adequate construct validity.
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