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Psychometric properties of the spanish version of The Distress Tolerance Scale and its relationship with personality and psychopathological symptoms

Bonifacio Sandín1, Jeffrey S. Simons2, Rosa M. Valiente1, Raluca M. Simons2 and Paloma Chorot1

1 Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia and
2 University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota (USA)

Background: Distress tolerance is defined as the individual’s capacity to experience and withstand negative psychological states. The goal of this study was to examine the psychometric properties and the factor structure of the Spanish version of the Distress Tolerance Scale (DTS) and to test its relationship with psychopathological symptoms and personality. Method: A sample of 650 participants completed the DTS, the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire Revised–Abbreviated) (EPQR-A), and the Symptom Assessment-45 Questionnaire (SA-45). Results: The DTS showed good internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha) and adequate temporal stability (7-month test-retest). Results of a confirmatory factor analysis supported the hypothesized 4-factor structure (tolerance, appraisal, absorption, and regulation) that load onto a higher-order general factor. A structural equation model (SEM) was tested to provide evidence of construct validity. Neuroticism was inversely associated with distress tolerance, and distress tolerance partially mediated the effects of neuroticism on current symptoms. Results indicated that the Spanish DTS mediated associations between personality traits and current psychiatric symptoms. Conclusions: Results support the use of this version as a useful tool for assessing distress tolerance in clinical and research settings in Spanish-speaking countries. In addition, we found that distress tolerance may form a link between neuroticism and psychopathology.

Propiedades psicométricas de la versión española y relación con la personalidad y los síntomas psicopatológicos de la Escala de Tolerancia al Estrés. Antecedentes: la tolerancia al estrés es la capacidad que tiene el individuo para soportar los estados psicológicos negativos. El objetivo del presente estudio consistió en examinar las propiedades psicométricas y la estructura factorial de la versión española de la Distress Tolerance Scale (DTS) y probar su relación con los síntomas psicopatológicos y la personalidad. Método: se utilizó una muestra de 650 participantes que cumplimentó el DTS, el Eysenck Personality Questionnaire Revised-Abbreviated) (EPQR-A) y el Symptom Assessment-45 Questionnaire (SA-45). Resultados: la DTS resultó tener buena consistencia interna (alfa de Cronbach) y adecuada estabilidad temporal (test-retest 7 meses). Los resultados del análisis factorial confirmatorio apoyan la estructura hipotetizada de 4 factores (tolerancia, evaluación, absorción y regulación) que saturan en un factor general superior. Tras aplicar un modelo de ecuaciones estructurales se constató que el neuroticismo se asociaba de forma inversa con la tolerancia al estrés, actuando esta como factor mediador entre los efectos del neuroticismo sobre los síntomas psicopatológicos. Conclusiones: los resultados apoyan la adecuación de la Spanish DTS para evaluar la tolerancia al estrés en población de habla española. Asimismo, los datos sugieren que la tolerancia al estrés actúa como mediador del efecto del neuroticismo sobre los síntomas psicopatológicos.

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