Observational studySchizophrenia research2018
Exploring the relationship between the anticipation and experience of pleasure in people with schizophrenia: An experience sampling study.
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- Psychosocial and behavioural interventions for the negative symptoms of schizophrenia: a systematic review of efficacy meta-analyses.The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science · 2023Pooled it
- Design decisions and data completeness for experience sampling methods used in psychosis: systematic review.BMC psychiatry · 2022Pooled it
- Enhancing Assertive Community Treatment With Cognitive Behavioral Social Skills Training for Schizophrenia: II. Ecological Momentary Assessment Outcomes in a Pragmatic Randomized-Controlled Trial.Schizophrenia bulletin · 2026Trial
- Use of Ecological Momentary Assessment Through a Passive Smartphone-Based App (eB2) by Patients With Schizophrenia: Acceptability Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Trial
- Motivational deficits and anhedonia in schizophrenia: insights from behavioral activation and behavioral inhibition systems.Annals of general psychiatry · 2026Article
- Blunted experience of pleasure, unsystematic subjective value representation, and disrupted goal-directed behaviors: an ecological momentary assessment study across mood and psychotic disorders.Schizophrenia bulletin · 2026Article
- Effect of cognitive behavioral social skills training on functioning in schizophrenia: protocol for an individual participant data meta-analysis of randomized-control trials.Systematic reviews · 2026Article
- Anticipation and Motivation as Predictors of Leisure and Social Enjoyment and Engagement in Young People With Depression Symptoms: Ecological Momentary Assessment Study.JMIR mental health · 2025Article
- Social anhedonia in the daily lives of people with schizophrenia: Examination of anticipated and consummatory pleasure.Schizophrenia research · 2024Article
- Rationale and Challenges for a New Instrument for Remote Measurement of Negative Symptoms.Schizophrenia bulletin open · 2024Review
- Social Motivation in Schizophrenia: What's Effort Got to Do With It?Schizophrenia bulletin · 2023Review
- Temporal Interactions Between Social Motivation and Behavior In Daily Life Among Individuals at Clinical High-Risk for Psychosis.Schizophrenia bulletin · 2023Article
- Negative symptoms in schizophrenia differ across environmental contexts in daily life.Journal of psychiatric research · 2023Article
- Correlates of real-world goal-directed behavior in schizophrenia.Psychological medicine · 2023Article
- Anticipated Pleasure and Displeasure for Future Social and nonsocial Events: A Scale Development Study.Schizophrenia bulletin open · 2023Article
- Social affective forecasting and social anhedonia in schizophrenia-spectrum disorders: a daily diary study.Schizophrenia (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2022Article
- Reduced neural activity when anticipating social versus nonsocial rewards in schizophrenia: Preliminary evidence from an ERP study.Schizophrenia research · 2022Article
- Psychological Dimensions Relevant to Motivation and Pleasure in Schizophrenia.Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience · 2022Review
- Momentary Manifestations of Negative Symptoms as Predictors of Clinical Outcomes in People at High Risk for Psychosis: Experience Sampling Study.JMIR mental health · 2021Article
- An ecological examination of loneliness and social functioning in people with schizophrenia.Journal of abnormal psychology · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundIt has been hypothesised that a reduction in anticipatory pleasure contributes to reduced levels of functioning in people with schizophrenia. Previous research on anticipatory pleasure, however, reports mixed findings and has not yet examined the link between anticipatory pleasure and activity. The aim of this study is to examine how pleasure anticipation is related to difficulties engaging in activity in people with schizophrenia.
methodA healthy control group (n = 44) and a group of individuals with schizophrenia (n = 36) completed an experience sampling study using portable devices. Participants rated motivation, mood, functional, leisure and social activity levels; anticipatory and consummatory pleasure seven times a day for six consecutive days. Multi-level regression models were constructed to examine the role of anticipatory pleasure and/or motivation in predicting future activities.
resultsThe findings showed no evidence for a motivation or pleasure deficit in people with schizophrenia. Yet, people with schizophrenia did fewer functional activities and spent more time "resting" or "doing nothing". In the control group, expectation was the only significant predictor of future activity. In contrast, none of the parameters assessed could predict experiences occurring in people with schizophrenia.
conclusionsIn contrast with controls people with schizophrenia did not show a link between their predictions and the activities they engaged in. This appears to be an important process influencing functioning in people with psychosis. Future interventions targeting reduced functioning should focus on reinforcing the link between pleasure anticipation and goal-directed behaviour.
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