Differential Associations of Anticipatory and Consummatory Anhedonia With Depression and Social Anxiety Symptoms: A Network Analysis of University Students.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Depression and social anxiety are frequently co-occurring conditions that significantly impact young people. Anhedonia may be important to consider in early interventions for these conditions, but the roles of specific dimensions of anhedonia-anticipatory and consummatory-are not well understood. This study explored the symptom connectivity of depression and social anxiety in university students, focusing on how the two dimensions of anhedonia relate to symptoms of both conditions.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional network analysis of data from 672 university students (19-24 years). A Gaussian graphical model was used to investigate the relationship between anticipatory and consummatory anhedonia and symptoms of depression and social anxiety.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Rajesh S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12591812 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature