Sensitivity to intrinsic rewards is domain general and related to mental health.

Humans frequently engage in intrinsically rewarding activities (for example, consuming art, reading). Despite such activities seeming diverse, we show that sensitivity to intrinsic rewards is domain general and associated with mental health. In this cross-sectional study, participants online ( = 483) were presented with putative visual, cognitive and social intrinsic rewards as well as monetary rewards and neutral stimuli.