The Role of Anhedonia in the Relationship Between Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), Alcohol Use Disorder Symptoms, and Food Addiction Symptoms in a Sample of Emerging Adults With Histories of Heavy Drinking

Previous research has shown that (ACEs) are associated with negative health outcomes, including depression, problematic alcohol use, and disordered patterns of overeating, including food addiction (FA). Moreover, anhedonia, or an inability to feel pleasure, has been also shown to increase risk for problematic alcohol use, as well as FA. It is possible that anhedonia may be implicated in health risk behaviors as individuals with anhedonia may …