The developmental trajectory of perceived stress mediates the relations between distress tolerance and internalizing symptoms among youth

• Published in: Development and psychopathology Vol. 29; no. 4; pp. 1391 - 1401
• Main Authors: Felton, Julia W, Banducci, Anne N, Shadur, Julia M, Stadnik, Ryan, MacPherson, Laura, Lejuez, Carl W
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Cambridge University Press 01.10.2017
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adolescents; Anxiety; Anxiety - psychology; Child; Child development; Depression - psychology; Female; Humans; Intolerance; Longitudinal Studies; Male; Mental depression; Perception; Psychology; Psychopathology; Stress; Stress, Psychological - psychology; Transactional analysis

The current study examines the relation between distress tolerance, perceived stress, and internalizing symptoms across adolescence. Participants included 331 youth, ages 10 to 14 at the first wave of the study, assessed annually over 5 years. A latent growth curve approach was used to test three re...