The relationship between distress tolerance and symptoms of depression: Validation of the Distress Tolerance Scale (DTS) and short-form (DTS-SF).

Brown, RJ; Burton, AL; Abbott, MJ

The relationship between distress tolerance and symptoms of depression: Validation of the Distress Tolerance Scale (DTS) and short-form (DTS-SF).

Brown, RJ Burton, AL Abbott, MJ

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Publisher:: WILEY
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: J Clin Psychol, 2022, 78, (12), pp. 2609-2630
Issue Date:: 2022-12

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dc.contributor.author	Brown, RJ
dc.contributor.author	Burton, AL
dc.contributor.author	Abbott, MJ
dc.date.accessioned	2023-06-08T07:11:43Z
dc.date.available	2022-04-20
dc.date.available	2023-06-08T07:11:43Z
dc.date.issued	2022-12
dc.identifier.citation	J Clin Psychol, 2022, 78, (12), pp. 2609-2630
dc.identifier.issn	0021-9762
dc.identifier.issn	1097-4679
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/170673
dc.description.abstract	OBJECTIVE: Distress tolerance (DT) has been found to be implicated in the development and maintenance of depressive symptomatology and various other significant psychological conditions. As such, it is critical to have measures of DT that are effective and easy to administer. This study aimed to examine the factor structure, psychometric properties, and clinical utility of the Distress Tolerance Scale (DTS) and the short-form version, the Distress Tolerance Scale Short-form (DTS-SF), in a large population of individuals with varying levels of self-reported depressive symptoms. METHOD: A total of 959 participants completed an online battery of questionnaires which included an assessment of depressive symptoms as well as the DTS and related measures. Results: Confirmatory factor analyses validated the four-factor structure of the DTS and the one-factor structure of the DTS-SF. Good construct validity and good internal consistency were observed across both the DTS and DTS-SF. CONCLUSION: Overall, this paper provides new evidence for the validity, reliability and discriminative ability of the DTS and the brief version of the questionnaire, the DTS-SF.
dc.format	Print-Electronic
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	WILEY
dc.relation.ispartof	J Clin Psychol
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1002/jclp.23370
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject	1701 Psychology, 1702 Cognitive Sciences
dc.subject.classification	Clinical Psychology
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Reproducibility of Results
dc.subject.mesh	Depression
dc.subject.mesh	Psychometrics
dc.subject.mesh	Surveys and Questionnaires
dc.subject.mesh	Factor Analysis, Statistical
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Factor Analysis, Statistical
dc.subject.mesh	Reproducibility of Results
dc.subject.mesh	Depression
dc.subject.mesh	Psychometrics
dc.subject.mesh	Surveys and Questionnaires
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Reproducibility of Results
dc.subject.mesh	Depression
dc.subject.mesh	Psychometrics
dc.subject.mesh	Surveys and Questionnaires
dc.subject.mesh	Factor Analysis, Statistical
dc.title	The relationship between distress tolerance and symptoms of depression: Validation of the Distress Tolerance Scale (DTS) and short-form (DTS-SF).
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	78
utslib.location.activity	United States
utslib.for	1701 Psychology
utslib.for	1702 Cognitive Sciences
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health/Graduate School of Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health/Graduate School of Health/GSH.Clinical Psychology
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dc.date.updated	2023-06-08T07:11:40Z
pubs.issue	12
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utslib.citation.issue	12

Abstract:

OBJECTIVE: Distress tolerance (DT) has been found to be implicated in the development and maintenance of depressive symptomatology and various other significant psychological conditions. As such, it is critical to have measures of DT that are effective and easy to administer. This study aimed to examine the factor structure, psychometric properties, and clinical utility of the Distress Tolerance Scale (DTS) and the short-form version, the Distress Tolerance Scale Short-form (DTS-SF), in a large population of individuals with varying levels of self-reported depressive symptoms. METHOD: A total of 959 participants completed an online battery of questionnaires which included an assessment of depressive symptoms as well as the DTS and related measures. Results: Confirmatory factor analyses validated the four-factor structure of the DTS and the one-factor structure of the DTS-SF. Good construct validity and good internal consistency were observed across both the DTS and DTS-SF. CONCLUSION: Overall, this paper provides new evidence for the validity, reliability and discriminative ability of the DTS and the brief version of the questionnaire, the DTS-SF.

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