Freudenfreude and Schadenfreude Test (FAST) scores of depressed and non-depressed undergraduates

Psychol Rep. 2012 Aug;111(1):115-6. doi: 10.2466/02.07.21.PR0.111.4.115-116.

Abstract

The Freudenfreude and Schadenfreude Test (FAST) had moderate test-retest reliability in an undergraduate sample. Freudenfreude scores were lower and Schadenfreude scores were higher among mildly depressed than nondepressed students. Distinctive reactions to personal success and failure were associated with depression. Responses to others' success and failure may also be related to depression.

MeSH terms

  • Depression / psychology*
  • Empathy*
  • Female
  • Friends / psychology
  • Happiness*
  • Humans
  • Individuality
  • Interpersonal Relations*
  • Male
  • Peer Group*
  • Personal Satisfaction
  • Personality Inventory / statistics & numerical data*
  • Psychometrics
  • Social Identification
  • Students / psychology*