Stressful Life Events and Reward Processing in Adults: Moderation by Depression and Anhedonia
Table 1
Demographic and clinical characteristics stratified by depression group.
Current-depressed
Past-depressed ()
Never-depressed ()
or or
Gender: women (%)
26 (70.3)
15 (60.0)
29 (64.4)
0.36
Age ()
32.62 (16.01)a
26.68 (12.20)ab
25.49 (11.47)b
3.11
Ethnicity: White (%)1
30 (81.1)
18 (72.0)
31 (68.9)
12.26
East or South Asian
4 (10.8)
4 (16.0)
11 (24.4)
Black
0
2 (8.0)
0
Other
2 (5.4)
0
1 (2.2)
Socioeconomic status
3.75 (2.08)
3.68 (1.99)
3.32 (1.88)
0.52
HRSD score
17.38 (6.55)a
4.96 (3.81)b
0.89 (1.39)c
151.00
AD score
85.28 (11.02)a
64.29 (12.43)b
48.96 (9.24)c
117.7
Age of first depression
21.27 (11.74)
19.04 (10.11)
0.77
Lifetime episode no.
2.86 (2.25)
1.52 (0.82)
3.25
Antidepressant: Yes (%)
20 (54.1)
10 (40.0)
0.94
Comorbidity: Yes (%)2
20 (54.1)
12 (48.0)
0.30
Agoraphobia
1 (2.7)
0
Anxiety disorder NOS
2 (5.4)
0
Eating disorder NOS
0
1 (4.0)
GAD
7 (18.9)
2 (8.0)
OCD
1 (2.7)
3 (12.0)
Panic disorder
2 (5.4)
3 (12.0)
PTSD
2 (5.4)
1 (4.0)
Social anxiety disorder
12 (32.4)
6 (24.0)
Specific phobia
1 (2.7)
0
Substance abuse
2 (5.4)
0
;;. Letter superscripts represent subgroup differences . Note: HRSD = Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression; AD = Anhedonic Depression subscale in the Mood and Anxiety Symptom Questionnaire; NOS = not otherwise specified; GAD = generalized anxiety disorder; OCD = obsessive-compulsive disorder; PTSD = posttraumatic stress disorder. 1Four participants did not report their ethnicity. 2Some participants had more than one comorbid diagnosis.
