%0 Journal Article
%T Distress tolerance and social support in adolescence: predicting risk for internalizing and externalizing symptoms following a natural disaster
%J Journal of psychopathology and behavioral assessment
%D 2016
%A Cohen, Joseph R.
%A Danielson, Carla Kmett
%A Adams, Zachary W.
%A Ruggiero, Kenneth J.
%V 38
%N 4
%P 538-546
%X The purpose of the multi-measure, multi-wave, longitudinal study was to examine the interactive relation between behavioral distress tolerance (DT) and perceived social support (PSS) in 352 tornado-exposed adolescents aged 12-17 years (M=14.44; SD=1.74). At baseline, adolescents completed a computer-based task for DT, and self-report measures of PSS, depressed mood, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), substance use, and interpersonal conflict. Symptoms also were assessed 4 and 12 months after baseline. <br><br>FINDINGS showed that lower levels of DT together with lower levels of PSS conferred risk for elevated symptoms of prospective depression (t(262)= -2.04, p=.04; reffect size=0.13) and PTSD (t(195)= -2.08, p=.04; reffect size=0.15) following a tornado. However, only PSS was significant in substance use t(139)=2.20, p=.03; reffect size=0.18) and conflict (t(138)=-4.05, p<.0001; reffect size=0.33) in our sample. Implications regarding adolescent DT, the transdiagnostic nature of PSS, and the clinical applications of our findings in the aftermath of a natural disaster are discussed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group
%@ 0882-2689
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10862-016-9545-y