ArticleAlcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire)2020
The Association between Reward Sensitivity and Activity Engagement: the Influence of Delay Discounting and Anhedonia.
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- Reward sensitivity is negatively associated with future self-continuity: the mediation role of functional connectivity between the dorsomedial prefrontal cortex and ventrolateral prefrontal cortex.Brain structure & function · 2026Article
- Trait reward sensitivity and behavioral motivation are associated with connectivity between the default mode network and the striatum during reward anticipation.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025Article
- Anhedonia and Delay Discounting: Differing Patterns of Brain-Behavior Relationships in Healthy Control Participants Versus Individuals With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.Biological psychiatry. Cognitive neuroscience and neuroimaging · 2024Article
- Social Isolation-Mediated Exacerbation of Negative Affect in Young Drinkers during the COVID-19 Pandemic.Brain sciences · 2022Article
- Relationship between behavioral inhibition/activation system and Internet addiction among Chinese college students: The mediating effects of intolerance of uncertainty and self-control and gender differences.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Behavioral Inhibition/Activation Systems and Depression Among Females With Substance Use Disorder: The Mediating Role of Intolerance of Uncertainty and Anhedonia.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Article
- Relating goal-directed behaviour to grazing in persons with obesity with and without eating disorder features.Journal of eating disorders · 2020Article
- Greater neural delay discounting on reward evaluation in anhedonia.International journal of clinical and health psychology : IJCHPArticle
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Abstract
aimReward sensitivity affects individuals' motivation to engage in goal-directed behavior. Other concepts, critical for reward appraisal, that potentially influence activity participation encompass delay discounting and anhedonia. The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that anhedonia and delay discounting influence the relationship between reward sensitivity and activity engagement.
methodsIn total, 37 inpatient patients with an alcohol use disorder (AUD) and 37 matched healthy controls completed the behavioral activation system scale (BAS scale), the Pleasant Activities List (PAL), the Snaith-Hamilton Pleasure Scale (SHAPS) and the Delay Discounting Task (DDT).
resultsPatients differed from controls on SHAPS, DDT-k, PAL substance-related activities (SRA), but not BAS and PAL non-substance-related activities (non-SRA). Correlational analyses revealed a strong correlation between BAS and PAL non-SRA in both patients (r = 0.53) and controls (r = 0.47), but also with PAL-SRA in patients (r = 0.40), although not controls (r = 0.09). BAS was negatively correlated with SHAPS in both groups and with DDT in controls. SHAPS was negatively linked to PAL non-SRA in both groups. The BAS-PAL non-SRA relationship was influenced by discount rates in controls.
conclusionA strong link exists between reward sensitivity and engagement in non-SRA in both groups. Delay discounting affects the reward sensitivity and non-SRA association in healthy controls, while anhedonia did not impact the association between reward sensitivity and engagement in (non-)SRA in both conditions.
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