Assessing Anhedonia in Adolescents
The Psychometric Properties and Validity of the Dimensional Anhedonia Rating Scale
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11670784 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jackson M A Hewitt (0000-0002-0432-9853, University of Calgary), Bita Zareian (0000-0001-7818-0708, University of British Columbia, corresponding author), Joelle Lemoult (0000-0003-0931-2855, University of British Columbia) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 762-789 |
| Publication date | 2023-10-27 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Early Adolescence (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0272-4316 • E-ISSN: 1552-5449 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/02724316231207290 |
| OpenAlex | W4387973178 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 59 |
Adolescent anhedonia is a multidimensional construct defined as the loss of enjoyment or pleasure across multiple domains of life. Anhedonia is concurrently associated with substantial impairment and distress, and it prospectively predicts the onset, severity, and treatment of depression. Despite its demonstrated importance, a limited number of anhedonia measures are validated for adolescents. The current study assessed the psychometric properties of the Dimensional Anhedonia Rating Scale (DARS) in 400 English-speaking, 12- to 19-year-old adolescents. Overall, the DARS demonstrated good convergent and discriminant validity, but sub-optimal concurrent validity. The strengths and limitations of the DARS and its utility as a measure of adolescent anhedonia are discussed. Furthermore, future directions for the construction of measures of adolescent anhedonia are outlined
Anhedonia · Construct validity · Convergent validity · Developmental psychology · Discriminant validity · Distress · Pleasure · Psychometrics · Psychotherapist · Rating scale · Scale (ratio · Test validity · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control · Mental Health Research Topics · Psychology
Applying Bifactor Statistical Indices in the Evaluation of Psychological Measures
A Scale for the Assessment of Hedonic Tone the Snaith–Hamilton Pleasure Scale
Reliability from α to ω
Propriedades psicométricas na avaliação de instrumentos
Neural mechanisms of the cognitive model of depression
Depression
The Eating Attitudes Test
The Multidimensional Anxiety Scale for Children (Masc)
A Psychometric Toolbox for Testing Validity and Reliability
Cutoff criteria for fit indexes in covariance structure analysis
The CES-D Scale
Making sense of Cronbach's alpha
The Use of Cronbach’s Alpha When Developing and Reporting Research Instruments in Science Education
Social and general anhedonia in adolescents
Development and validation of brief measures of positive and negative affect
Cronbach's Alpha
Rethinking Internal Consistency in Cronbach's Alpha
Anticipatory and consummatory components of the experience of pleasure
Trait anhedonia is a transdiagnostic correlate of internalizing problems during adolescence
Coefficient alpha and the internal structure of tests
Behavioral inhibition, behavioral activation, and affective responses to impending reward and punishment
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |