Journal
PSYCH JOURNAL
Volume 5, Issue 4, Pages 238-244Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/pchj.139
Keywords
Anticipatory and Consummatory Interpersonal Pleasure Scale (ACIPS); schizotypal personality questionnaire (SPQ); social anhedonia; social pleasure; social reward
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- National Science Fund China [81088001, 91132701]
- Chinese Academy of Sciences [XDB02030002]
- Knowledge Innovation Project of the Chinese Academy of Sciences [KSCX2-EW-J-8]
- Leon Epstein Faculty Research Fellowship from the University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Social anhedonia, the reduced capacity for social and interpersonal pleasure, often accompanies several forms of psychopathology. The goal of the present study was to validate the Chinese translation of the Anticipatory and Consummatory Interpersonal Pleasure Scale (ACIPS), a promising new tool for the assessment of individual differences in social pleasure. The Chinese versions of the ACIPS, the Temporal Experience of Pleasure Scale (TEPS), and the Schizotypal Personality Questionnaire (SPQ) were administered to 389 nonclinical adults. Factor analysis revealed that a four-factor structure accounted for nearly 53% of the variance, and the factors were consistent with those identified from factor analyses of the ACIPS in Western (U.S.) samples. The ACIPS measure showed high internal consistency as well. Correlational analysis revealed evidence of convergent validity. Individuals who scored high on the ACIPS were more likely to score high on measures of anticipatory and consummatory pleasure. Moreover, ACIPS total scores were inversely associated with scores on the No Close Friends subscale and the Constricted Affect subscale of the Schizotypal Personality Questionnaire (SPQ). Taken together, the findings suggest that the Chinese translation of the ACIPS is a reliable, valid measure that can be used to assess individual differences in the capacity to experience social and interpersonal pleasure in Chinese individuals.
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