Fans of ASMR videos are more sensitive to their surroundings, study
finds

Date:
March 24, 2022
Source:
University of Essex
Summary:
Fans of ASMR videos are more sensitive to their surroundings
and feelings, a new study has revealed. ASMR, which stands for
Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response, has swept the internet with
millions watching viral clips of whispered voices, delicate hand
movements or tapping.



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Fans of ASMR videos are more likely to be sensitive to their surroundings
and feelings, University of Essex research has revealed.


========================================================================== ASMR, which stands for Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response, has swept
the internet with millions watching viral clips of whispered voices,
delicate hand movements or tapping.

Mysteriously only some people feel this relaxing tingling sensation that spreads down the spine.

Dr Giulia Poerio, from the Department of Psychology, has discovered
those who feel it are hypersensitive to the world around them.

The research published in The Journal of Research in Personality
uncovered that they are more bothered by noise and movement and are
easily overstimulated.

They are also more attuned to their bodily sensations such as noticing
physical changes when experiencing emotions.



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Dr Poerio said: "It really is a double-edged sword.

"Highly sensitive people may be able to experience intensely pleasurable feelings like ASMR but this high sensitivity also has downsides.

"For example, the noise of a pen clicking or someone chewing gum
could set off a negative reaction, which others would simply ignore."
More than 500 participants were recruited for the study and assessed
for ASMR experience and measured for sensory sensitivity.

Dr Poerio now hopes to build on the findings with a view to explain how
and why intensely positive emotions are experienced -which may lead to
new therapeutic techniques.

"We know much less about positive emotions compared to negative
ones, especially when considering complex emotional experiences like
ASMR," added Dr Poerio "I'm interested in trying to understand these under-researched emotions so that we might find ways of enhancing them
in people's everyday lives."

========================================================================== Story Source: Materials provided by University_of_Essex. Note: Content
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========================================================================== Journal Reference:
1. Giulia L. Poerio, Safiyya Mank, Thomas J. Hostler. The awesome as
well as
the awful: Heightened sensory sensitivity predicts the
presence and intensity of Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response
(ASMR). Journal of Research in Personality, 2022; 97: 104183 DOI:
10.1016/j.jrp.2021.104183 ==========================================================================

Link to news story: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/03/220324122533.htm

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