A study of trait anhedonia in non-clinical Chinese samples: Evidence from the Chapman Scales for physical and social anhedonia

Chan, Raymond C. K., Wang, Yi, Yan, Chao, Zhao, Qing, McGrath, John, Hsi, Xiaolu and Stone, William S. (2012) A study of trait anhedonia in non-clinical Chinese samples: Evidence from the Chapman Scales for physical and social anhedonia. PLoS One, 7 4: e34275.1-e34275.6.


Author Chan, Raymond C. K.
Wang, Yi
Yan, Chao
Zhao, Qing
McGrath, John
Hsi, Xiaolu
Stone, William S.
Title A study of trait anhedonia in non-clinical Chinese samples: Evidence from the Chapman Scales for physical and social anhedonia
Journal name PLoS One  (ERA 2012 Listed)    (ERA 2010 Rank A)   Check publisher's open access policy
Publication date 2012-04
Sub-type Article
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0034275
Volume number 7
Issue number 4
ISSN 1932-6203
Start page e34275.1
End page e34275.6
Total pages 6
Place of publication San Francisco, CA, United States
Publisher Public Library of Science
Collection year 2013
Language eng
Formatted abstract Background: Recent studies suggest that anhedonia, an inability to experience pleasure, can be measured as an enduring trait in non-clinical samples. In order to examine trait anhedonia in a non-clinical sample, we examined the properties of a range of widely used questionnaires capturing anhedonia.
Methods: 887 young adults were recruited from colleges. All of them were administered a set of checklists, including Chapman Scale for Social Anhedonia (CRSAS) and the Chapman Scale for Physical Anhedonia Scale (CPAS), The Temporal Experience of Pleasure Scale(TEPS), and The Schizotypal Personality Questionnaire (SPQ).
Results: Males showed significantly higher level of physical (F = 5.09, p<0.001) and social (F = 4.38, p<0.005) anhedonia than females. As expected, individuals with schizotypal personality features also demonstrated significantly higher scores of physical (t = 3.81, p<0.001) and social (t = 7.33, p<0.001) trait anhedonia than individuals without SPD features, but no difference on self-report anticipatory and consummatory pleasure experience.
Conclusions: Concerning the comparison on each item of physical and social anhedonia, the results indicated that individuals with SPD feature exhibited higher than individuals without SPD features on more items of social anhedonia than physical anhedonia scale. These preliminary findings suggested that trait anhedonia can be identified a non-clinical sample. Exploring the demographic and clinical correlates of trait anhedonia in the general population may provide clues to the pathogenesis of psychotic disorder.
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