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Growing evidence attributes some of these individual differences to varying levels of Environmental Sensitivity \u2013 the extent to which children perceive and process contextual influences. However, there is limited knowledge of how Environmental Sensitivity is developmentally influenced, particularly in the refugee setting.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Here, we investigated whether individual\u2010, family\u2010 and community\u2010level predictors (psychosocial and genetic) were associated with self\u2010reported Environmental Sensitivity and its subscales (measured using the 12\u2010item Highly Sensitive Child Scale). 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