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Distress Tolerance: Theory, Measurement, and Relations to Psychopathology
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In this article we present the theoretical and empirical bases of distress tolerance research. Although distress tolerance offers a promising lens through which to better understand various psychological symptoms and disorders, further theoretical development and empirical inquiry is needed to promote our understanding of the construct. Overall, a number of questions regarding its theoretical conceptualization and measurement, associations with related constructs and psychopathology, and role(s) in therapeutic change and intervention remain unanswered. Directions for future research are discussed to stimulate further empirical study on this theoretically and clinically promising topic.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Zvolensky, M. J., Vujanovic, A. A., Bernstein, A., & Leyro, T.
- Affiliations
- University of Vermont (US)
- Boston University (US)
- University of Haifa (IL)
- Corresponding author
- Zvolensky, Michael J.
- Venue
- Current Directions in Psychological Science
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2010-12
- Volume
- 19
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 406-410
- ISSN
- 0963-7214 (ISSN-L)
- 1467-8721
- PMC
- PMC7978414
- OpenAlex
- W2144595430
- Cited by
- 357
- References
- 16
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 14.44
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Current Directions in Psychological Science (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- National Institutes of Health (5r01da027533-04)
- National Institute of Mental Health (R01MH076629)
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (R01-DA027533, F31DA024919)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Resilience and Mental Health
- 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, psychological distress, psychopathology, therapeutic change, psychological intervention, theoretical conceptualization
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