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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2016 Mar 6;65:21–35. doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2016.03.004

Table 2. Second generation scales to measure anhedonia.

Scale Authors Description Reliability (Cronbach-α) Populations Tested
Temporal Experience of Pleasure Scale Gard, Gard, Kring & John, 2006 18-item, 6 point scale (very false for me to very true for me

  • - separate scale for anticipatory and consummatory reward

 Total scale: .78
TEPS-ANT: .72
TEPS-CON: .64		 Healthy students
Motivation and Pleasure Scale Llerena et al, 2013 15-item, 5 point scale

  • -evaluates effort, pleasure across different domains

 .90 Schizophrenia
Specific Loss of Interest Scale Winer et al, 2014 23-item, 4 point scale

  • -timeframe is 2 weeks

 .94 Healthy controls
Anticipatory and Consummatory Interpersonal Pleasure Scale (ACIPS) Gooding and Pflum, 2014 17-item, 6 point scale

  • - only measures social anhedonia

 .86 Healthy controls
Dimensional Anhedonia Rating Scale Rizvi et al, 2015 17-item, 5 point scale

  • -evaluates interest, motivation, effort, and pleasure across domains

 0.92-0.96 Community sample Healthy controls MDD