Distress Tolerance Scale: A Confirmatory Factor Analysis Among Daily Cigarette Smokers |
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| Authors: | Teresa M. Leyro Amit Bernstein Anka A. Vujanovic Alison C. McLeish Michael J. Zvolensky |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Psychology, University of Vermont, John Dewey Hall, 2 Colchester Avenue, Burlington, VT 05405-0134, USA;(2) Department of Psychology, University of Haifa, Mount Carmel, Haifa, Israel, 31905;(3) National Center for PTSD, Behavioral Science Division, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, USA;(4) Division of Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine, 150 South Huntington Avenue (116B-2), Boston, MA 02130, USA;(5) Department of Psychology, University of Cincinnati, 5130A Edwards I, P.O. Box 2120376, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0376, USA;(6) Anxiety and Health Research Laboratory, Department of Psychology, University of Vermont, John Dewey Hall, 2 Colchester Avenue, Burlington, VT 05405-0134, USA |
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| Abstract: | The present investigation evaluated the factor structure of the Distress Tolerance Scale (DTS; Simons and Gaher 2005) among a sample of 173 (54.9% males) daily cigarette smokers (M = 16.64 cigarettes per day, SD = 7.83). Comparison of a single higher-order model and a hierarchical multidimensional model was conducted using confirmatory factor analyses (CFA). In addition, evaluation of the internal consistency and convergent and discriminant validity of the better-fitting model was completed. CFA of the DTS indicated a single second-order factor of distress tolerance, and four lower-order factors including Tolerance, Appraisal, Absorption, and Regulation; each factor demonstrated acceptable levels of internal consistency. In addition, the DTS displayed good convergent and discriminant validity with theoretically relevant smoking and affect variables. Results are discussed in terms of explicating the latent structure of distress tolerance, as measured by the DTS, within the context of smoking research. |
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