A Variable-Centered and Person-Centered Evaluation of Emotion Regulation and Distress Tolerance: Links to Emotional and Behavioral Concerns

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 136-150

  Van Eck, Kathryn ^a,b   Warren, Pete ^c   Flory, Kate ^d  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

College students; Distress tolerance; Emotion regulation; Exploratory factor analysis; Externalizing symptoms; Internalizing symptoms; Latent profile analyses; Substance use

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PROBLEM BEHAVIOR; PSYCHOLOGICAL ADJUSTMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARDS; STUDENT; SUICIDAL IDEATION; UNIVERSITY;

ADULT; ANXIETY; EMOTIONAL ADJUSTMENT; FEMALE; HOSTILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PROBLEM BEHAVIOR; STUDENTS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 84979238903     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-016-0542-y     Document Type: Article

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