Protocol - Hedonic Tone or Response to Pleasurable Situations
- Disinhibiting Behaviors - Impulsivity - Adolescent and Adult
- Disinhibiting Behaviors - Impulsivity - Child
- Personality Traits
- Response Inhibition (Go/NoGo Task)
Description
The Snaith-Hamilton Pleasure Scale (SHAPS) is a self-administered, paper-and-pencil questionnaire with 14 items assessing four domains of pleasure response/hedonic experience: interest/pastimes, social interaction, sensory experience, and food/drink.
Specific Instructions
The work group acknowledges this protocol is in English (United Kingdom) and recommends adjusting for English (United States) as needed.
Protocol
This questionnaire is designed to measure your ability to experience pleasure in the last few days. It is important to read each statement very carefully. Tick one of the boxes [ ] to indicate how much you agree or disagree with each statement.
1. I would enjoy my favourite television or radio programme:
[ ] Strongly disagree
[ ] Disagree
[ ] Agree
[ ] Strongly agree
2. I would enjoy being with my family or close friends:
[ ] Definitely agree
[ ] Agree
[ ] Disagree
[ ] Strongly disagree
3. I would find pleasure in my hobbies and pastimes:
[ ] Strongly disagree
[ ] Disagree
[ ] Agree
[ ] Strongly agree
4. I would be able to enjoy my favourite meal:
[ ] Definitely agree
[ ] Agree
[ ] Disagree
[ ] Strongly disagree
5. I would enjoy a warm bath or refreshing shower:
[ ] Definitely agree
[ ] Agree
[ ] Disagree
[ ] Strongly disagree
6. I would find pleasure in the scent of flowers or the smell of a fresh sea breeze or freshly baked bread:
[ ] Strongly disagree
[ ] Disagree
[ ] Agree
[ ] Strongly agree
7. I would enjoy seeing other people’s smiling faces:
[ ] Definitely agree
[ ] Agree
[ ] Disagree
[ ] Strongly disagree
8. I would enjoy looking smart when I have made an effort with my appearance:
[ ] Strongly disagree
[ ] Disagree
[ ] Agree
[ ] Strongly agree
9. I would enjoy reading a book, magazine or newspaper:
[ ] Definitely agree
[ ] Agree
[ ] Disagree
[ ] Strongly disagree
10. I would enjoy a cup of tea or coffee or my favourite drink:
[ ] Strongly disagree
[ ] Disagree
[ ] Agree
[ ] Strongly agree
11. I would find pleasure in small things, e.g., bright sunny day, a telephone call from a friend:
[ ] Strongly disagree
[ ] Disagree
[ ] Agree
[ ] Strongly agree
12. I would be able to enjoy a beautiful landscape or view:
[ ] Definitely agree
[ ] Agree
[ ] Disagree
[ ] Strongly disagree
13. I would get pleasure from helping others:
[ ] Strongly disagree
[ ] Disagree
[ ] Agree
[ ] Strongly agree
14. I would feel pleasure when I receive praise from other people:
[ ] Definitely agree
[ ] Agree
[ ] Disagree
[ ] Strongly disagree
Scoring: Either of the Disagree responses receives a score of 1 and either of the Agree responses receives a score of 0. The SHAPS is scored as the sum of the 14 items so that total scores ranged from 0 to 14. A higher total SHAPS score indicated higher levels of anhedonia. A cut-off score of 2 provides the best discrimination between "normal" and "abnormal" level of hedonic tone.
Availability
Personnel and Training Required
None
Equipment Needs
None
Requirements
Requirement Category | Required |
---|---|
Major equipment | No |
Specialized training | No |
Specialized requirements for biospecimen collection | No |
Average time of greater than 15 minutes in an unaffected individual | No |
Mode of Administration
Self-administered questionnaire
Lifestage
Adult
Participants
Adults 18 and older; not valid with the blind.
Selection Rationale
Anhedonia, the inability to experience pleasure in normally pleasurable acts, is associated with smoking cessation outcomes. Emotional regulation, and specifically anhedonia, may be a core dimension of depression that is associated with cessation failure. Further, animal studies have implicated anhedonia in response to drug withdrawal, and it is linked to drug self-administration.
Language
English
Standards
Standard | Name | ID | Source |
---|---|---|---|
caDSR Form | PhenX PX710601 - Hedonic Tone Or Response To Pleasurable Situations | 6238160 | caDSR Form |
Derived Variables
None
Process and Review
Not applicable.
Protocol Name from Source
The Snaith-Hamilton Pleasure Scale (SHAPS)
Source
Snaith, R. P., Hamilton, M., Morley, S., Humayan, A., Hargreaves, D., & Trigwell, P. (1995). A scale for the assessment of hedonic tone the Snaith-Hamilton Pleasure Scale. British Journal of Psychiatry, 167(1), 99-103.
General References
Dawkins, L., Powell, J. H., Pickering, A., Powell, J. & West, R. (2009). Patterns of change in withdrawal symptoms, desire to smoke, reward motivation and response inhibition across 3 months of smoking abstinence. Addiction, 104, 850-858.
Dawkins, L., Powell, J. H., West, R., Powell, J., & Pickering, A. (2006). A double-blind placebo controlled experimental study of nicotine: I-Effects on incentive motivation. Psychopharmacology, 189, 355-367.
Leventhal, A. M., Chasson, G. S., Tapia, E., Miller, E. K., & Pettit, J. W. (2006). Measuring hedonic capacity in depression: A psychometric analysis of three anhedonia scales. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 62, 1545-1558.
Snaith, R. P., Hamilton, M., Morley, S., Humayan, A., Hargreaves, D., & Trigwell, P. (1995). A scale for the assessment of hedonic tone the Snaith-Hamilton Pleasure
Scale. British Journal of Psychiatry, 167(1), 99-103.
Protocol ID
710601
Variables
Export VariablesVariable Name | Variable ID | Variable Description | dbGaP Mapping | |
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PX710601_Pleasure_Bath_Shower | ||||
PX710601050000 | I would enjoy a warm bath or refreshing shower: | N/A | ||
PX710601_Pleasure_Enjoy_Favourite_Meal | ||||
PX710601040000 | I would be able to enjoy my favourite meal: | N/A | ||
PX710601_Pleasure_Family_Friends | ||||
PX710601020000 | I would enjoy being with my family or close more | N/A | ||
PX710601_Pleasure_Helping_Others | ||||
PX710601130000 | I would get pleasure from helping others: | N/A | ||
PX710601_Pleasure_Hobbies_Pastimes | ||||
PX710601030000 | I would find pleasure in my hobbies and pastimes: | N/A | ||
PX710601_Pleasure_Landscape_View | ||||
PX710601120000 | I would be able to enjoy a beautiful more | N/A | ||
PX710601_Pleasure_Looking_Smart_Appearance | ||||
PX710601080000 | I would enjoy looking smart when I have made more | N/A | ||
PX710601_Pleasure_Reading | ||||
PX710601090000 | I would enjoy reading a book, magazine or more | N/A | ||
PX710601_Pleasure_Receive_Praise | ||||
PX710601140000 | I would feel pleasure when I receive praise more | N/A | ||
PX710601_Pleasure_Scent | ||||
PX710601060000 | I would find pleasure in the scent of more | N/A | ||
PX710601_Pleasure_Scoring | ||||
PX710601150000 | Either of the Disagree responses receives a more | N/A | ||
PX710601_Pleasure_Small_Things | ||||
PX710601110000 | I would find pleasure in small things, e.g., more | N/A | ||
PX710601_Pleasure_Smiling_Faces | ||||
PX710601070000 | I would enjoy seeing other people's smiling faces: | N/A | ||
PX710601_Pleasure_Tea_Coffee_Drink | ||||
PX710601100000 | I would enjoy a cup of tea or coffee or my more | N/A | ||
PX710601_Pleasure_Television_Radio | ||||
PX710601010000 | I would enjoy my favourite television or more | N/A |
Measure Name
Hedonic Tone or Response to Pleasurable Situations
Release Date
February 20, 2015
Definition
A self-report measure to determine anhedonia or an individual’s inability to experience pleasure.
Purpose
This scale is designed to measure the degree to which a person is able to experience pleasure or the anticipation of a pleasurable experience. Anhedonia can serve as a baseline, trait-like variable, as well as a state that can be influenced by tobacco use.
Keywords
hedonic tone or response to pleasurable situations, personality, anhedonia, emotion regulation, emotions, pleasure, depression, pleasurable acts, withdrawal, affect, reward value
Measure Protocols
Protocol ID | Protocol Name |
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710601 | Hedonic Tone or Response to Pleasurable Situations |
Publications
Garcia-Cazarin, M.L., Mandal, R.J., Grana, R., Wanke, K.L., Meissner, H. (2020) Host-agent-vector-environment measures for electronic cigarette research used in NIH grants. Tobacco Control. 2020 January; 29(1). doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2017-054032
Schleicher, N. C., et al. (2018) Concordance of Advertised Cigarette Prices with Purchase Receipts in the United States. Tobacco Regulatory Science. 2018 May; 4(3): 3-9. doi: 10.18001/TRS.4.3.1