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Distress tolerance and early adolescent externalizing and internalizing symptoms: the moderating role of gender and ethnicity

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Daughters, Stacey B., Reynolds, Elizabeth K., MacPherson, Laura, Kahler, Christopher W., Danielson, Carla K., Zvolensky, Michael, Lejuez, C.W.·2009·Behaviour Research and Therapy

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A large body of research has examined the development of internalizing and externalizing symptoms in childhood and early adolescence. Notably, there is significant concomitant impairment associated with early adolescent symptomatology, as well as association of these symptoms with future development of psychopathology, poor physical health, self-destructive thoughts and behaviors, criminal behavior, and HIV risk behaviors. Drawing on negative reinforcement theory, the current study sought to examine the potential role of distress tolerance, defined as the ability to persist in goal-directed activity while experiencing emotional distress, as a potential mechanism that may underlie both internalizing and externalizing symptoms among 231 Caucasian and African American youth (M age=10.9 years; 45.5% female; 54.5% Caucasian ethnicity). A series of regressions resulted in significant moderated relationships, such that low distress tolerance conferred increased risk for alcohol use among Caucasians, delinquent behavior among African Americans, and internalizing symptoms among females. Clinical implications, including the potential role of negative reinforcement models in early intervention with young adolescents, are discussed.

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  • Findings suggest that SIDI may be portable and generalizable, and may have utility for various psychological difficulties and maladaptive behaviors thought to stem from distress intolerance.

    “findings that SIDI targets distress tolerance directly (and effectively) suggest the potential portability and generalizability of this treatment, highlighting its potential utility for a variety of psychological difficulties and maladaptive behaviors thought to stem from distress intolerance”

    From Initial RCT of a distress tolerance treatment for individuals with substance use disorders (2012) · cites this paper as Daughters et al., 2009

    The Introduction (§1.2) links low distress tolerance with several psychological difficulties and maladaptive behaviors. The Discussion (§4) suggests that these links could inform targeted treatments for youth. The paper does not study SIDI or establish that it effectively targets distress tolerance, is portable, or is generalizable. (LLM, conf=0.85)

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  • Lower distress tolerance levels are associated with more severe internalizing symptoms.

    “Lower distress tolerance levels were found to be associated with more severe internalizing symptoms”

    From The Factorial Structure, Psychometric Properties and Sensitivity to Change of the Distress Tolerance Scale for Children with Emotional Disorders. (2024) · cites this paper as [29]

    Results §3.4.3 and the Discussion report that lower distress tolerance was associated with more internalizing symptoms among female youth. The claim omits this gender qualification: the study found no such association among male youth. Page numbers were not supplied in the passages. (LLM, conf=0.90)

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  • Low distress tolerance is associated with higher levels of externalizing problems, such as alcohol use and delinquent behaviors, among nonclinical samples of Western and Chinese adolescents.

    “and that is associated with higher levels of externalizing problems (such as alcohol use and delinquent behaviors) among nonclinical samples of both Western and Chinese adolescents”

    From The Factorial Structure, Psychometric Properties and Sensitivity to Change of the Distress Tolerance Scale for Children with Emotional Disorders. (2024) · cites this paper as [29]

    The Results (§3.4.1–3.4.2; page unavailable) associate low distress tolerance with alcohol use among Caucasian adolescents and delinquent behavior among African American adolescents in a community sample. The paper does not study Chinese adolescents, and the associations differ by subgroup rather than applying generally to all adolescents described in the claim. (LLM, conf=0.90)

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  • A variety of psychological difficulties and maladaptive behaviors are thought to stem from distress intolerance.

    “a variety of psychological difficulties and maladaptive behaviors thought to stem from distress intolerance (e.g., Bornovalova et al., 2008; Daughters et al., 2008; Daughters et al., 2009).”
  • Distress tolerance may be exhibited as the ability to pursue goal-directed activity while experiencing emotional distress and to withstand experiential discomfort.

    “The toleration of distress may be exhibited as the ability to move in a goal-directed activity while experiencing emotional distress and the ability to withstand experiential discomfort (e.g., Brown, Lejuez, Kahler, Strong, & Zvolensky, 2005; Daughters et al., 2009).”

    From Does change in distress matter? Mechanisms of change in prolonged exposure for PTSD (2014) · cites this paper as Daughters et al., 2009

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Authors
Daughters, S. B., Reynolds, E. K., MacPherson, L., Kahler, C. W., Danielson, C. K., Zvolensky, M., & Lejuez, C. W.
Affiliations
  • University of Maryland, College Park (US)
  • Brown University (US)
  • Medical University of South Carolina (US)
  • University of Vermont (US)
Corresponding author
Daughters, Stacey B.
Venue
Behaviour Research and Therapy
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2009-03
Volume
47
Issue
3
Pages
198-205
ISSN
0005-7967 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2029992258
Cited by
203
References
74
Citations by year
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FWCI
7.78
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Behaviour Research and Therapy (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
National Institute on Drug Abuse (R01DA18647, R01DA018647, R21DA022741)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
Keywords
distress tolerance, early adolescence, externalizing problems, internalizing problems, gender differences, ethnicity, African American youth, alcohol consumption, delinquency, moderating effect
MeSH terms
Adaptation, Psychological, Adolescent, Adolescent Behavior, Alcohol Drinking, Black or African American, Child, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Humans, Internal-External Control, Juvenile Delinquency, Male, Socioeconomic Factors, Stress, Psychological

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