@article{ref1,
title="Examination of the indirect effect of childhood emotional trauma on internalizing symptoms through distress intolerance",
journal="Journal of American college health",
year="2020",
author="Yang, Min-Jeong and Sawhney, Vyom and McHugh, R. Kathryn and Leyro, Teresa M.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: Extant studies document a prospective link between early childhood trauma and internalizing symptoms, such as anxiety and depression. Less is known regarding specific cognitive-affective mechanisms. The current study sought to examine distress intolerance (DI) as a mechanism that may explain the relation between early childhood emotional abuse and internalizing symptoms.   PARTICIPANTS AND METHODS: Participants (N = 230; 54.3% women; mean age = 19.72, SD = 2.28) completed multiple self-report indices of early childhood emotional abuse, DI, and internalizing symptom indices. Using structural equation modeling, a series of mediation models was run to examine the indirect effect of childhood emotional abuse on latent and specific internalizing symptom indices through a latent index of subjective DI.   RESULTS: Childhood emotional abuse was significantly associated with internalizing symptoms through DI (effect size range =.083-.227, medium to large).   CONCLUSIONS: The results provide preliminary evidence for DI as a mechanism of interest in the relation between early childhood emotional abuse and internalizing symptoms.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0744-8481",
doi="10.1080/07448481.2020.1810053",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2020.1810053"
}