A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
Using latent profile and network analyses to characterize individuals with musical anhedonia: An explorative study
Authors: Zhang, Si-yu; He, Xing-lin; Ye, Qing-ying; Jin, Jia-jia; Ni, Ke; Li, Yun-da; Gold, Benjamin P.; Li, Bao-ming; Cai, Xin-lu
Publisher: Elsevier
Publishing place: OXFORD
Publication year: 2025
Journal: Personality and Individual Differences
Journal name in source: PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES
Journal acronym: PERS INDIV DIFFER
Article number: 113363
Volume: 246
Number of pages: 7
ISSN: 0191-8869
eISSN: 1873-3549
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2025.113363
Web address : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2025.113363
Musical anhedonia, characterized by the inability to derive pleasure from music, is a relatively underexplored form of anhedonia. It remains unclear whether it constitutes a distinct condition or a component of a broader anhedonia construct. This study aimed to examine potential subgroups of musical anhedonia and explore its relationships with other forms of anhedonia. A total of 3942 university students completed self-reported questionnaires assessing musical, state, physical, social, anticipatory and consummatory anhedonia. Latent profile analysis (LPA) was employed to identify potential groups. Network analysis was conducted to explore the interrelationships between musical anhedonia and other types of anhedonia. LPA identified four groups: high musical anhedonia, low musical hedonia, musical hedonia, and musical hyperhedonia. The "high musical anhedonia group" showing more severe physical, social, anticipatory, and consummatory anhedonia compared to the other groups. Network analysis revealed strong connections between musical anhedonia and anticipatory as well as consummatory anhedonia. Mood Regulation was the most central node. Significant differences were observed in network structure and global strength across groups. This study provides new insights into the distinct profiles of musical anhedonia and its relationship with other types of anhedonia, which may inspire music-based therapeutic interventions for anhedonia.
Funding information in the publication:
This study was supported by a grant from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (32200906), the STI 2030-Major Projects (2021ZD0201705), Major Project of Philosophy and Social Science Research of the Ministry of Education of China (22JZD044), and the Starting Research Fund from Hangzhou Normal University.
