Abstract Introduction The human sense of smell has different functions which can be categorized as “food,” “social,” and “environment.” Different questionnaires about the importance of olfaction in adults are available, but little attention has been paid to children and adolescents. Therefore, we aimed to develop a questionnaire about children’s personal significance of olfaction (ChiPSO). Methods The questionnaire was developed in two steps. The first questionnaire included 33 statements about the importance of olfactory information in daily life — covering three subscales “food,” “environment,” and “social” administered to 191 participants (mean age: 14.4 ± 1.7 years). The five best fitting items of each subscale were chosen for the final 15-item questionnaire. In the second part, we administered the developed questionnaire to 208 children and adolescents (mean age: 11.5 ± 3.5 years) who additionally underwent olfactory testing to investigate the association between olfactory function and questionnaire results. Participants were separated in two age groups: (i) 6–11 years (children), (ii) 12–17 years (adolescents). Results A significant influence of age on the total ChiPSO score and all three subscales with adolescents scoring higher than children was found. Additionally, there was a significant influence of sex in adolescents on total ChiPSO score and subscales “social” and “food” with girls scoring higher than boys. Conclusion We report an association between questionnaires results and olfactory performance. Additionally, olfactory information seems to be more important to adolescents compared to children and girls compared to boys. Implications The ChiPSO questionnaire is a practical tool to evaluate the importance of olfactory information in children and adolescents aged 6–17 years.

Elisabeth C. Lohrer

Annika Dworschak

Ilona Croy

Janine Gellrich

Maha Sabha

Luca Parisato

Valentin A. Schriever

Chemosensory Perception

化学感觉感知的覆盖范围包括对人类现象有影响的动物工作，并探索以下领域：识别产生感觉反应的化学物质；识别与化学物质相关的感觉反应；人体对化学刺激的体内反应；人体对化学刺激的体外反应；神经影像学化学感觉功能；化学感受的神经学处理；化学感受机制；化学感受的心理物理学；三叉神经功能；多感官知觉；化学感受的情境效应；对化学刺激的行为反应；影响和促成化学感受的生理因素；风味和享乐学；记忆和化学感受。

The journal "Chemosensory Perception" covers research in the field of chemosensory perception, particularly its impact on human phenomena. The research topics include: identifying the chemicals that elicit sensory responses; analyzing sensory responses associated with these chemicals; exploring the body's internal and external reactions to chemical stimuli; investigating the application of neuroimaging in chemosensory function; understanding the neural processing mechanisms of chemosensation; studying the psychophysics of chemosensation; examining the functions of the trigeminal nerve; exploring the interactions of multisensory perception; assessing the contextual effects on chemosensation; analyzing behavioral responses to chemical stimuli; identifying physiological factors that influence and facilitate chemosensation; researching flavor and hedonic studies; and examining the relationship between memory and chemosensation.

《Chemosensory Perception》期刊涵盖化学感觉感知领域的研究，特别是对人类现象的影响。研究内容包括：识别引发感觉反应的化学物质；分析与化学物质相关的感觉反应；探讨人体对化学刺激的体内和体外反应；研究神经影像学在化学感觉功能中的应用；化学感受的神经处理机制；化学感受的心理物理学；三叉神经的功能；多感官知觉的交互作用；化学感受的情境效应；对化学刺激的行为反应；影响和促进化学感受的生理因素；风味和享乐学的研究；以及记忆与化学感受之间的关系。

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Children’s Personal Significance of Olfaction — the ChiPSO Questionnaire

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