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Development and Psychometric Evaluation of the Pleasant Activities List
Author(s) -
Roozen Hendrik G.,
Wiersema Hans,
Strietman Martin,
Feij Jan A.,
Lewinsohn Peter M.,
Meyers Robert J.,
Koks Margot,
Vingerhoets Ad J.J.M.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
the american journal on addictions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.997
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-0391
pISSN - 1055-0496
DOI - 10.1080/10550490802268678
Subject(s) - addiction , substance use , psychology , sample (material) , clinical psychology , psychometric testing , psychometrics , psychiatry , internal consistency , chemistry , chromatography
This paper describes the development of a new 139‐item behavioral questionnaire (PAL) assessing the frequency and enjoyability of pleasant activities occurring in the natural environment of patients with substance use disorders. The sample consisted of 265 patients with mainly substance use disorders and 272 healthy controls. Group comparisons indicated that patients reported lower frequency, enjoyability, and cross‐product activity scores than controls. This study confirms previous findings that addiction is associated with a decreased level of engagement in pleasant activities. The PAL seems to be a standardized, feasible, and valid instrument to sample non‐substance‐related rewarding activities in patients' everyday lives.