Behavioral Assessment of Emotional Distress Tolerance: Validation of the Distress Tolerance Speech Task
Year: 2013
Type: article
Abstract: The present study aimed to validate a behavioral measure of emotional distress tolerance.The new behavioral measure was hypothesized to elicit negative affect (distress) in participants by having them describe, in detail, a recent negative life event.It was hypothesized that the new behavioral measure of emotional distress tolerance would: (1) produce feelings of negative affect in the participant; (2) be associated with other measures of emotional distress tolerance; (3) not be associated with measures of physical distress tolerance; and (4) be predictive of symptoms of anxiety and depression.Participants included 100 adults recruited from the community (n = 52 male; M age = 30.82,SD = 11.13).Results suggest that the behavioral measure was successful in increasing negative affect for participants [t(96) = -11.10,p < .01].Contrary to prediction, the behavioral measure was not associated with other measures of emotional distress tolerance and did not predict symptoms of depression or anxiety.However, secondary results from the study replicate past work suggesting that the behavioral and self-report measures of distress tolerance may be capturing distinct constructs.The present findings reinforce that there is considerable heterogeneity in the measurement and conceptualization of distress tolerance.It will be important for future work to continue to explore the validity of current behavioral indices of distress tolerance as well as develop new behavioral assessments for both physical and emotional distress tolerance.Distress Tolerance Speech Task 3! Distress Tolerance Speech Task 4! Table of Contents Introduction………………………………………………………………………………………………5 Transdiagnostic Approach to Psychopathology…………………………………………….5 Distress Tolerance……………………………………………………………………………..8 Theoretical Conceptualizations of Distress Tolerance……………………………………..9 Assessment of Distress Tolerance………………………………………………………….10 Discrepancies in Measurement and Conceptualization…………………………………..16 Current Study………………………………………………………………………………….18
Author: Kristen M. Kraemer
Institution: University of Cincinnati
Language: English
Subfield: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2887366927