Item and scale personality correlates of somatic sensitivity, as measured by the Autonomic Perception Questionnaire, were investigated. The frequency of items from the CPI-MMPI item pools which differentiated among the APQ groups did not exceed chance levels. Scale correlates of somatic sensitivity were found only for the males (high APQ scores associated with maladjustment) who also scored significantly lower than the females on the APQ. The results were discussed with respect to various hypotheses which might account for this type of sex difference in mean level and differential relationship to psychopathology.
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