Reports of Emotional Expressivity and Willingness to Associate in Peers of Social Anhedonics.

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dc.contributor.advisorBlanchard, Jack Jen_US
dc.contributor.authorCarreno, Jaime T.en_US
dc.contributor.departmentPsychologyen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2007-02-01T20:24:08Z
dc.date.available2007-02-01T20:24:08Z
dc.date.issued2006-12-11en_US
dc.description.abstractDespite promising research on social anhedonia as an indicator of schizotypy, little is known about the social correlates of this construct. The current study examined peer relationships and emotional expressivity of individuals classified as socially anhedonic. Specifically, this study sought to examine to what degree diminished emotional expressivity in anhedonics occurs, and if it may contribute to social difficulties. Social anhedonics and controls were recruited from a college sample. The roommates of participants were also contacted and asked to complete ratings of emotional expressivity, willingness to interact, and a social pleasure scale. Social anhedonics reported diminished emotional expressivity and also reported poorer social adjustment when compared to controls. Anhedonics did not differ from controls in their ratings of school or familial adjustment. Contrary to expectations, groups did not differ with respect to peer-rated expressivity, willingness to associate or social pleasure.en_US
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/4235
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledPsychology, Clinicalen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledPsychology, Socialen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledSocial Anhedoniaen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledEmotional Expressivityen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledPeer Reportsen_US
dc.titleReports of Emotional Expressivity and Willingness to Associate in Peers of Social Anhedonics.en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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