Validation of the specific loss of interest and pleasure scale in non-clinical and clinical populations.

Yujia Xu, Wenxia Liu, Li Liu, Chenglei Wang, Ting Li, Chao Yan, Xinhua Yang

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Article in Frontiers in psychology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Yujia Xu *Shanghai Changning Mental Health Center, Affiliated Mental Health Center of East China Normal University, Shanghai, China.

Wenxia Liu *Shanghai Changning Mental Health Center, Affiliated Mental Health Center of East China Normal University, Shanghai, China.

Li LiuShanghai Changning Mental Health Center, Affiliated Mental Health Center of East China Normal University, Shanghai, China.

Chenglei WangShanghai Changning Mental Health Center, Affiliated Mental Health Center of East China Normal University, Shanghai, China.

Ting LiShanghai Changning Mental Health Center, Affiliated Mental Health Center of East China Normal University, Shanghai, China.

Chao YanSchool of Psychology and Cognitive Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China.

Xinhua YangShanghai Changning Mental Health Center, Affiliated Mental Health Center of East China Normal University, Shanghai, China.

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Abstract

Introduction: The Specific Loss of Interest and Pleasure Scale (SLIPS) is a novel measure specifically designed to capture recent changes in anhedonia. The present study aimed to investigate its psychometric properties in Chinese settings. Materials: Participants included a non-clinical sample ( Results: The unidimensional structure was supported. The CFA results in the non-clinical sample showed satisfactory model fit ( Discussion: Validity analyses showed that the SLIPS correlated with state, trait, and social anhedonia but was distinct from guilt. Crucially, the SLIPS demonstrated incremental validity in predicting depressive symptoms and suicidal ideation compared with state and trait anhedonia. The Chinese version of the SLIPS demonstrated promising psychometric evidence in assessing changes in anhedonia. However, inferences regarding specific clinical subgroups (e.g., MDD) are limited by sample size and require further validation.

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anhedoniaChineserecent changesreliabilityvalidation

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PMID41953308

DOI10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1706503

PMCPMC13055622

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