The Predictive Value of the NEO-FFI Items: Parsing the Nature of Social Anhedonia Using the Revised Social Anhedonia Scale and the ACIPS

Gooding, Diane C.; Padrutt, Emily R.; Pflum, Madeline J.

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00147

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“…Further psychometric work is needed to understand the shared variance between these measures. For instance, Gooding et al (197) have reported that different aspects of personality predict scores on the ACIPS and the RSAS, suggesting subtle differences in what these two scales capture despite both being measures of social anhedonia. Furthermore, we need to begin to devise smart validity studies providing links to emotional and behavioral manifestations of social anhedonia.…”

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A Transdiagnostic Perspective on Social Anhedonia

2019

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Humans are highly social beings, yet people with social anhedonia experience reduced interest in or reward from social situations. Social anhedonia is a key facet of schizotypal personality, an important symptom of schizophrenia, and increasingly recognized as an important feature in a range of other psychological disorders. However, to date, there has been little examination of the similarities and differences in social anhedonia across diagnostic borders. Here, our goal was to conduct a selective review of social anhedonia in different psychological and life course contexts, including the psychosis continuum, depressive disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, eating disorders, and autism spectrum disorders, along with developmental and neurobiological factors. Current evidence suggests that the nature and expression of social anhedonia vary across psychological disorders with some groups showing deficient learning about, enjoyment from, and anticipation of the pleasurable aspects of social interactions, while for others, some of these components appear to remain intact. However, study designs and methodologies are diverse, the roles of developmental and neurobiological factors are not routinely considered, and direct comparisons between diagnostic groups are rare—which prevents a more nuanced understanding of the underlying mechanisms involved. Future studies, parsing the wanting, liking, and learning components of social reward, will help to fill gaps in the current knowledge base. Consistent across disorders is diminished pleasure from social situations, subsequent withdrawal, and poorer social functioning in those who express social anhedonia. Nonetheless, feelings of loneliness often remain, which suggests the need for social connection is not entirely absent. Adolescence is a particularly important period of social and neural development and may provide a valuable window on the developmental origins of social anhedonia. Adaptive social functioning is key to recovery from mental health disorders; therefore, understanding the intricacies of social anhedonia will help to inform treatment and prevention strategies for a range of diagnostic categories.

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2019

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“…It would be interesting for future work to consider SA within the broader context of personality. For example, SA has been consistently linked to introversion (Gooding, Padrutt, & Pflum, 2017; Kwapil et al, 2007), suggesting that this and other related constructs may be affected by and expressed through similar mechanisms. Epidemiological data may also speak to the extent to which SA does or does not overlap with other aspects of personality (Martin, Cicero, Bailey, Karcher, & Kerns, 2016), an important consideration for conceptualizing the nature of personality and for the assessment and treatment of personality disorders.…”

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Epidemiological Dimensions of Social Anhedonia

Dodell-Feder

Germine

2018

Clinical Psychological Science

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Brief Empirical Report Our nature as social animals is to interact, bond, and form enduring connections with one another. Indeed, decades of research have shown that human beings exhibit a fundamental need to belong, that is, a constitutional motivation to be with others (Baumeister & Leary, 1995; Silvia & Kwapil, 2011). However, motivation for and enjoyment of social interaction vary from person to person. Given the importance of social connection for mental and physical health and well-being (Cacioppo, Hawkley, Norman, & Berntson, 2011), the consequences of this variation can be profound. Consider the phenomenon of social anhedonia (SA)-the reduced drive for and pleasure from social interaction. Socially anhedonic people experience a genuine preference for solitude and disinterest in social interaction that cannot be attributed to social anxiety or social exclusion (Brown, Silvia, Myin-Germeys, & Kwapil, 2007). SA is associated with a variety of social and emotional difficulties including less daily and trait positive affect and more negative affect (Blanchard,

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“…Criterionrelated validity was evaluated by examining correlations between social anhedonia and social relationships (r=-.43, p<.001) [15]. The Cronbach's ⍺ was .86 in the previous study [20] and .81 in this study.…”

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Factors associated with Empathy in Patients with Schizophrenia in Psychiatric Rehabilitation Centers

Song

2020

J Korean Acad Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs

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Purpose: Empathy is the most important communication skill, and patients with schizophrenia in recovery should be taught empathy for vocational rehabilitation and social life. The purpose of this study was to investigate factors affecting empathy, as well as motivation-pleasure and social anhedonia, in patients with schizophrenia in psychiatric rehabilitation. Methods: This study followed a descriptive design using a cross-sectional survey to assess the empathy, social anhedonia, and motivation-pleasure levels of patients with schizophrenia. The participants were 118 patients with schizophrenia from five mental health rehabilitation centers in South Korea. Results: The results of this study show a high correlation among empathy, motivation-pleasure, and social anhedonia. The variables affecting empathy were age, motivation-pleasure, and social anhedonia, and the explanatory power of the variables was 32.6%. Conclusion: The results of this study suggest that improving communication skills and negative symptoms will contribute positively to patients' social lives and vocational rehabilitation.

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The Predictive Value of the NEO-FFI Items: Parsing the Nature of Social Anhedonia Using the Revised Social Anhedonia Scale and the ACIPS

Cited by 18 publications

References 61 publications

A Transdiagnostic Perspective on Social Anhedonia

A Transdiagnostic Perspective on Social Anhedonia

Epidemiological Dimensions of Social Anhedonia

Factors associated with Empathy in Patients with Schizophrenia in Psychiatric Rehabilitation Centers

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