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March 13, 2026

Development and Validation of the Multidimensional Adolescent Anhedonia Scale.

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BGBronwen GrocottBZBita ZareianJHJackson M. A. Hewitt

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Authors developed a new tool to measure anhedonia in adolescents, suggesting enhanced assessment of emotional experiences.

Key Points

  • The aim is to create a reliable measure for evaluating multidimensional aspects of anhedonia in adolescents.
  • Developed the Multidimensional Adolescent Anhedonia Scale (MAAS) with a two-study design.
  • Tested a 24-item version across two adolescent subsamples in Study 1 (n=623).
  • Validated the scale further with a younger sample in Study 2 (n=375) across two time points.
  • Confirmed a three-factor structure reflecting consummatory, anticipatory, and recall anhedonia.
  • Demonstrated strong internal consistency and test-retest reliability.
  • Showed alignment with existing depression and reward processing scales.

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Grocott et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69b3ace502a1e69014ccf065https://doi.org/10.1177/10731911261423154
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