Ellerbeck, Meret Onna (2025) Assessing Reward Anticipation in (Sub-)Clinical Populations: Available Self-Report Measures – A systematic literature review. Master thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
Understanding reward anticipation has emerged as a promising avenue for improving psychological interventions in mental health. This systematic literature review investigates the conceptual underpinnings, psychometric properties, and applicability of self-report instruments assessing reward anticipation in (sub-)clinical populations. Following PRISMA guidelines, the database PsycINFO was searched for studies published between 2015 and 2025. Inclusion criteria required studies to use validated self-report measures of reward anticipation and report psychometric properties in (sub-)clinical populations. Eighteen studies were included, and five additional sources were used for instrument background information. Results revealed five categories of instruments: the Snaith-Hamilton Pleasure Scale (SHAPS), Temporal Experience of Pleasure Scale (TEPS), the Chinese Version of the TEPS (CV-TEPS), expectation of future emotional state questions, and ecological momentary assessment/ experience sampling method (EMA/ESM)-based tools. Most instruments assessed anticipatory pleasure; a construct closely linked to reward anticipation. The TEPS demonstrated the strongest psychometric properties for measuring trait anticipatory pleasure, while EMA-based tools captured state anticipation with high ecological validity but limited reported psychometric properties. Despite growing interest, reward anticipation remains inconsistently conceptualised, especially across state versus trait domains. This review highlights the need for further validation and refinement of measurement tools and conceptual clarity in future studies. Accurate operationalization of reward anticipation is essential for developing targeted, effective interventions in clinical practice. Keywords: reward anticipation, self-report measures, (sub-)clinical population, anticipatory pleasure, literature review
| Item Type: | Thesis (Master) |
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| Supervisor name: | Bennik, E.C. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | Clinical Psychology (CP) [Master Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 05 Aug 2025 12:33 |
| Last Modified: | 05 Aug 2025 12:33 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/5808 |
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