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Table 4 Internal reliability of Chinese version of the DARS

From: Hedonic capacity in a Chinese community population sample: psychometric properties of the dimensional anhedonia rating scale (DARS) and exploration of gender differences

Types of reward (17 items of DARS scale) n = 678

Cronbach α

Coefficient omega ω

A. DARS-Pastimes/Hobbies

0.953a

0.954c

1. I would enjoy these activities

0.944b

0.945d

2. I would spend time doing these activities

0.938b

0.938d

3. I want to do these activities

0.934b

0.934d

4. These activities would interest me

0.940b

0.940d

B. DARS-Food/Drinks

0.921a

0.923c

5. I would make an effort to get/make these foods/drinks

0.905b

0.909d

6. I would enjoy these foods/drinks

0.891b

0.892d

7. I want to have these foods/drinks

0.885b

0.886d

8. I would eat as much of these foods as I could

0.908b

0.912d

C. DARS- Social activities

0.949a

0.950c

9. Spending time doing these things would make me happy

0.929b

0.930d

10. I would be interested in doing things that involve other people

0.930b

0.931d

11. I would be the one to plan these activities

0.945b

0.945d

12. I would actively participate in these social activities

0.929b

0.930d

D. DARS- Sensory experiences

0.963a

0.963c

13. I would actively seek out these experiences

0.955b

0.955d

14. I get excited thinking about these experiences

0.953b

0.953d

15. If I were to have these experiences I would savor every moment

0.957b

0.957d

16. I want to have these experiences

0.953b

0.953d

17. I would make an effort to spend time having these experiences

0.954b

0.954d

Total Score

0.971

0.971