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July 1, 2026BMC PsychiatryOpen Access

Assessing anhedonia in Chinese healthy and depressed adolescents: reliability, validity, and clinical utility of the anhedonia scale for adolescent

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CKChi‐son KuanYHY U E J I HeYXYan Xu

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Randomized trial assesses the Anhedonia Scale’s reliability and validity in adolescents, suggesting utility for clinical practice.

Key Points

  • This study aims to evaluate the reliability, validity, and clinical utility of the Anhedonia Scale for Adolescents (ASA) among Chinese adolescents.
  • Community sample of 1,448 adolescents assessed for psychometric properties between October 2022 and April 2023.
  • Confirmed factor structure through confirmatory factor analysis and measured internal consistency and test-retest reliability.
  • Clinical sample of 168 adolescents with major depressive disorder and healthy controls assessed from April 2023 to April 2024.
  • The ASA confirmed a three-factor model with good fit for general population; internal consistency ranged from 0.733 to 0.883.
  • Test-retest reliability was strong (ICC = 0.749).
  • ANOVA results indicated significant differences among groups, with MDD patients scoring highest (p < 0.001).

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Kuan et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a44b0485cd2549c8bc44eaahttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-026-08318-0
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