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Mar, 2024;31 (2): 431-443.

Using the Beck Depression Inventory to Assess Anhedonia: A Scale Validation Study.

Ashby B Cogan, Jacqueline B Persons, Ann M Kring
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  1. Ashby B Cogan: University of California, Berkeley, USA. ORCID
  2. Jacqueline B Persons: University of California, Berkeley, USA.
  3. Ann M Kring: University of California, Berkeley, USA.
PMID: 37039528 DOI: 10.1177/10731911231164628

Abstract

Anhedonia is central to several psychological disorders and a frequent target of psychosocial and pharmacological treatments. We evaluated the psychometric properties of two widely used anhedonia measures derived from the Beck Depression Inventory: a 3-item (BDI-Anh3) and a 4-item version (BDI-Anh4). We evaluated these measures in a large undergraduate sample, a community sample, and a clinical sample. Both the BDI-Anh3 and the BDI-Anh4 showed adequate internal consistency, with BDI-Anh4 performing somewhat better, across the three samples. Both measures showed good convergent and discriminant validity, even after controlling for shared variance with other items on the BDI. These findings indicate that both measures have sufficient reliability and validity to support their use by researchers and clinicians.

Keywords

Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) anhedonia convergent validity discriminant validity internal consistency measurement-based care scale validation

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MeSH Term

Humans
Depression
Anhedonia
Reproducibility of Results
Depressive Disorder
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Psychometrics
Journal Article

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