The Moderating Role of Distress Tolerance in the Relationship between Stressful Life Events and Anxiety Among Productive Safety Net Program (PSNP) Beneficiaries in Ethiopia

A sample of 492 women in Ethiopia completed a set of survey questionnaire. The findings revealed that the participants had high levels of exposure to stressful life events (50.61%), distress tolerance (52.85%), and anxiety symptoms (75.61%).  Moreover, distress tolerance moderated the relationship between exposure to stressful life events and anxiety.