Willingness to Tolerate Distress Moderates the Relationship between Negative Affect and State Distress Tolerance

Momentary distress tolerance is hypothesized to fluctuate in response to distress intensity and willingness to tolerate distress, but this hypothesis has not yet been empirically tested. In the current study (N=877, 86.2% women), stronger negative affect related to lower momentary distress tolerance, especially among individuals less willing to tolerate distress.