Confirmatory and exploratory factor analysis of the distress tolerance scale (DTS) in a clinical sample of eating disorder patients
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A confirmatory factor analysis of the factor structure of the Distress Tolerance Scale (DTS) created by Corstorphine et al. [Corstorphine, E., Mountford, V., Tomlinson, S., Waller, G., & Meyer, C. (2007). Distress tolerance in the eating disorders. Eating Behaviors, 8, 91-97.] was conducted to assess whether the scale's purported three factors emerged in a clinical sample of patients with a DSM-IV diagnosed eating disorder. The original three-factor model was generally considered to be a poor fit for the data. Subsequent exploratory factor analysis indicated that a better fit emerged using a four-factor structure. Significant associations were observed between behavioral avoidance of positive affect and eating disorder psychopathology. Implications for use of the DTS with eating disorder patients are discussed.
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Lower levels of distress tolerance can be considered an individual variable that contributes to the development and/or maintenance of a vast range of psychopathological symptoms and diagnoses.
“lower levels of distress tolerance can be considered an individual variable that contributes to the development and/or maintenance of a vast range of psychopathological symptoms and diagnoses”
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- Authors
- Raykos, B. C., Byrne, S. M., & Watson, H.
- Affiliations
- Government of Western Australia Department of Health (AU)
- The University of Western Australia (AU)
- Corresponding author
- Raykos, Bronwyn C.
- Venue
- Eating Behaviors
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2009-12
- Volume
- 10
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 215-219
- ISSN
- 1471-0153 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2059868565
- Cited by
- 26
- References
- 34
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 3 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 4 · 2015: 2 · 2013: 2 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 2.82
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Eating Behaviors (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- UWA Profiles and Research Repository (UWA) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
- Keywords
- Distress Tolerance Scale, distress tolerance, eating disorders, factor structure, eating disorder psychopathology, scale validation
- MeSH terms
- Adaptation, Psychological, Adult, Feeding and Eating Disorders, Body Image, Factor Analysis, Statistical, Female, Humans, Surveys and Questionnaires, Self-Assessment, Self Concept, Stress, Psychological, Body Mass Index, Patient Selection, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
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