Differential Associations of Distress Tolerance and Anxiety Sensitivity With Adolescent Internalizing Psychopathology.

ABSTRACT: Distress tolerance and anxiety sensitivity may differentiate among internalizing disorders, though few studies have examined differential associations of distress tolerance and anxiety sensitivity with depression and anxiety symptoms while adjusting for their intercorrelation. In an adolescent genetic epidemiological sample (ages 15-21), the present study (N = 848, 56.97% female) examined concurrent associations of distress tolerance and anxiety sensitivity with internalizing psychopathology (i.e., symptoms of depression, anxiety, and general stress) at baseline and prospective, predictive associations of baseline distress tolerance and anxiety sensitivity with internalizing psychopathology at 2-year follow-up. In addition, the present study assessed distress tolerance with two labo

SUBMITTER: Qi J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6832780 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan-Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature