Abstract
This study examined the psychometric properties of a Chinese adaptation of the Distress Tolerance Scale (DTS; Simons & Gaher.
Motivation and Emotion, 29, 83–102, 2005) among 5,423 (2,857 boys) Chinese adolescents. Results of the confirmatory factor analyses supported a hierarchical model
encompassing four first-order factors: Tolerance, Absorption, Appraisal and Regulation, and one second-order factor, General
Distress Intolerance, which was comprised of the first three first-order factors. Acceptable levels of internal consistency
and 6-month test-retest reliability were demonstrated in the second-order and all first-order factors. The Chinese DTS also
displayed good convergent and discriminant validity with negative emotion, emotion reactivity and maladaptive impulsive coping
behaviors. Chinese adolescent girls possessed lower distress tolerance ability than their boy counterparts. Additionally,
the strength of associations between distress tolerance and negative affectivity was larger in girls than in boys. This study
suggests that the Chinese DTS appears to be a psychometrically sound measure of distress (in)tolerance among adolescents.
Motivation and Emotion, 29, 83–102, 2005) among 5,423 (2,857 boys) Chinese adolescents. Results of the confirmatory factor analyses supported a hierarchical model
encompassing four first-order factors: Tolerance, Absorption, Appraisal and Regulation, and one second-order factor, General
Distress Intolerance, which was comprised of the first three first-order factors. Acceptable levels of internal consistency
and 6-month test-retest reliability were demonstrated in the second-order and all first-order factors. The Chinese DTS also
displayed good convergent and discriminant validity with negative emotion, emotion reactivity and maladaptive impulsive coping
behaviors. Chinese adolescent girls possessed lower distress tolerance ability than their boy counterparts. Additionally,
the strength of associations between distress tolerance and negative affectivity was larger in girls than in boys. This study
suggests that the Chinese DTS appears to be a psychometrically sound measure of distress (in)tolerance among adolescents.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Pages 1-9
- DOI 10.1007/s10862-011-9256-3
- Authors
- Jianing You, Department of Psychology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Sino Building, Room 333, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong
- Freedom Leung, Department of Psychology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Sino Building, Room 333, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong
- Journal Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment
- Online ISSN 1573-3505
- Print ISSN 0882-2689