School of psychology and cognitive science, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
Research
Improving Anticipatory and Consummatory Anhedonia over the Covid-19 Pandemic
Author(s): Xinhua Yang*, Liangliang Chen, Chenglei Wang, Mengqing Long and Chao Yan
Background: COVID-19 lockdown restrictions have caused a significant constraint on our ability to engage in many enjoyable and rewarding activities. However, less evidence is available how pleasure capacity may be affected. The current study investigated changes in anhedonia during different phases of the Chinese lockdown including the lockdown and post-lockdown as compared to pre-lockdown.
Methods: Data were collected at 7 time points from 345 Chinese university students monitored across twenty-six months from October 2018 to December 2020 measuring anticipatory and consummatory anhedonia, depressive symptom, child maltreatment, self-harm behavior and COVID-19 relative stressors. The multivariate linear mixed model was used to examine the overall change in anhedonia over time.
Results: Compared with pre-lockdown, anticipatory and consummatory anhedonia significant.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2332- 2594.23.12(1).341
