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. 2019 May 24;10:1196. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01196

TABLE 2.

Comparisons of consummatory and anticipatory pleasure among OCD patients, MDD patients, and healthy controls HCs.

OCD MDD HCs F p
TEPS-ANT 33.03 ± 6.88 27.65 ± 8.67 34.57 ± 6.10 9.49 <0.01
TEPS-CONS 37.25 ± 8.92 31.06 ± 6.62 41.92 ± 7.43 24.66 <0.01

MDD, major depressive disorder; OCD, obsessive-compulsive disorder; HCs, healthy controls; TEPS, Temporal Experience of Pleasure Scale; TEPS-ANT, anticipatory subscale of the TEPS; TEPS-CONS, consummatory subscale of the TEPS. Anticipatory scores: MDD < HCs (p < 0.01), MDD < OCD (p < 0.01); consummatory scores: MDD < OCD < HCs (all p < 0.01); All results in post hoc tests were adjusted by Bonferroni correction.