Abstract
Differences in emotional sensitivity among british and venezuelan. The present study reports on the results of a comparative analysis of de emotional sensitivity amongst two culturally dissimilar groups, one British and the other Venezuelan. Participants completed the Emotional Sensitivity Scale (ESS) in both English and Spanish versions. The factorial structure of both scales was compared using confirmatory factor analysis, and then the scores of the students were compared in order to determine cultural differences on their sensitivity. Results indicated that the factorial structure of the English version comprises two dimensions of sensitivity, while the Spanish scale yielded a third dimension, which better described the data. On the other hand, British students showed a higher emotional sensitivity, both negative and positive, compared with the Spanish group, thus imposing a difference that largely contrasts with well-established cultural stereotypes.
