TY - JOUR
T1 - The distress tolerance scale
T2 - Development and validation of a self-report measure
AU - Simons, Jeffrey S.
AU - Gaher, Raluca M.
N1 - Funding Information:
1This research and manuscript preparation was supported in part by a National Institute on Drug Abuse Grant DA15066 and National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) Grant AA014573 to Jeffrey S. Simons and by NIAAA award F31AA015471 to Raluca M. Gaher. 2The University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota. 3Address all correspondence to Jeffrey S. Simons, Department of Psychology, The University of South Dakota, 414 E. Clark Street, Vermillion, South Dakota 57069; e-mail: [email protected].
PY - 2005/6
Y1 - 2005/6
N2 - This paper presents the development and validation of a self-report measure of emotional distress tolerance. The initial scale was developed in Study 1 (N = 642). The scale evinced expected relations with other measures of affective functioning, supporting its convergent and discriminant validity. Criterion validity was supported by significant negative associations with substance use coping but not enhancement motives. Study 2 (N = 823), extended the results of the initial factor analysis, indicating that the Distress Tolerance Scale (DTS) contains four first-order factors, which are indicators of a single second-order general distress tolerance factor. Study 2 indicated that the DTS was stable over a 6-month interval and the DTS was prospectively associated with alcohol problems among men. In both studies, males reported significantly higher levels of distress tolerance than women.
AB - This paper presents the development and validation of a self-report measure of emotional distress tolerance. The initial scale was developed in Study 1 (N = 642). The scale evinced expected relations with other measures of affective functioning, supporting its convergent and discriminant validity. Criterion validity was supported by significant negative associations with substance use coping but not enhancement motives. Study 2 (N = 823), extended the results of the initial factor analysis, indicating that the Distress Tolerance Scale (DTS) contains four first-order factors, which are indicators of a single second-order general distress tolerance factor. Study 2 indicated that the DTS was stable over a 6-month interval and the DTS was prospectively associated with alcohol problems among men. In both studies, males reported significantly higher levels of distress tolerance than women.
KW - Affect
KW - Alcohol
KW - Borderline personality disorder
KW - Distress tolerance
KW - Marijuana
KW - Personality
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U2 - 10.1007/s11031-005-7955-3
DO - 10.1007/s11031-005-7955-3
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:27544433500
SN - 0146-7239
VL - 29
SP - 83
EP - 102
JO - Motivation and Emotion
JF - Motivation and Emotion
IS - 2
ER -