An Examination of Perseverative Thinking and Perception of Threat from Emotion as Mechanisms Underlying the Relationship Between Distress Intolerance and Internalizing Symptoms

Distress intolerance (DI) represents the perceived inability to withstand and manage upsetting emotional and physical internal experiences. Recent research suggests that DI is relevant to a number of clinical disorders; however the mechanisms underlying the association between DI and internalizing symptoms are unclear. It may be that DI is primarily a construct characterized by the perception of negative emotions as threatening. This possibility...